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# English :: Danish dictionary extracted from http://en.wiktionary.org/
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| a {article} (an) SEE: an | :: |
| aa {n} (a form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes) | :: apalhraun {n} |
| Aachen {prop} (city in North Rhine-Westphalia) | :: Aachen |
| aah {interj} (expressing amazement or surprise) | :: ah, aha |
| Aalborg {prop} (city in northern Denmark) | :: Aalborg, Ålborg |
| Aarau {prop} (Swiss town) | :: Aarau |
| aardvark {n} (mammal) | :: jordsvin {n} |
| Aargau {prop} (canton) | :: Aargau |
| Aarhus {prop} (Danish city) | :: Århus, Aarhus |
| Aaron {prop} (biblical brother of Moses) | :: Aron |
| Aaron {prop} (male given name) | :: Aron |
| abaca {n} (plant) | :: abaca |
| abaca {n} (fiber/fibre) SEE: Manila hemp | :: |
| aback {adv} (backwards) | :: baglæns |
| aback {adv} (in the rear) | :: bagi, bagved |
| aback {n} (abacus) SEE: abacus | :: |
| abacus {n} (calculating frame) | :: kugleramme |
| abacus {n} (uppermost member of the capital of a column) | :: abacus |
| Abadan {prop} (city in Iran) | :: Abadan |
| abaka {n} (plant) SEE: abaca | :: |
| abaka {n} (fiber/fibre) SEE: Manila hemp | :: |
| Abakan {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Abakan |
| abandon {v} (to give up control of, surrender) | :: opgive |
| abandon {v} (to leave behind or desert; to forsake) | :: forlade, efterlade |
| abandon {v} (to cast out, expel, reject) | :: forvise, udstøde |
| abandon {n} (a giving up to natural impulses) | :: løssluppenhed {c} |
| abase {v} (to lower as in rank, so as to hurt feelings) | :: ydmyge |
| abasia {n} (incapacity to walk) | :: abasi |
| abattoir {n} (public slaughterhouse) | :: slagteri {n} |
| abbess {n} (female superior of a nunnery) | :: abbedisse {c} |
| Abbeville {prop} (town in Picardy, France) | :: Abbeville |
| abbey {n} (monastery headed by an abbot) | :: abbedi {n} |
| abbot {n} (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) | :: abbed |
| abbreviate {v} (to make shorter) | :: forkorte |
| abbreviation {n} (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase) | :: forkortelse {c} |
| abbreviation {n} (act or result of shortening or reducing) | :: forkortelse {c} |
| abbreviature {n} (abbreviation) SEE: abbreviation | :: |
| ABC {n} (alphabet) SEE: alphabet | :: |
| ABC book {n} (primer) SEE: primer | :: |
| abdicate {v} (renounce a throne) | :: abdicere |
| abdication {n} (the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder) | :: abdikation, abdicering |
| abdomen {n} (belly) | :: bug {c} |
| abdomen {n} (cavity) | :: bughule {c} |
| abdomen {n} (the posterior section of an arthropod's body) | :: bagkrop {c} |
| abduct {v} (to take away) | :: bortføre, kidnappe |
| Abdullah {prop} (Muslim given name) | :: Abdullah |
| abecedarium {n} (a book used to teach the alphabet) SEE: primer | :: |
| Abel {prop} (biblical character) | :: Abel |
| Abel {prop} (male given name) | :: Abel |
| abelian {adj} (math: of a group) | :: abelsk |
| Aberdeen {prop} (city in Scotland) | :: Aberdeen |
| Aberystwyth {prop} (A town in Ceredigion, Wales) | :: Aberystwyth |
| abhorrence {n} (extreme aversion) | :: afsky {c} |
| Abidjan {prop} (the largest city of Côte d'Ivoire) | :: Abidjan |
| Abigail {prop} (female given name) | :: Abigail, Abigael |
| ability {n} (quality or state of being able) | :: evne {c} |
| a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush {proverb} (small but certain advantage is preferable) | :: en fugl i hånden er bedre end ti på taget |
| a bit {adv} (a little) SEE: a little | :: |
| Abkhaz {n} (person from Abkhazia) | :: abkhaser {c} |
| Abkhaz {prop} (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) | :: abkhasisk |
| Abkhazia {prop} (territory in the Caucasus, see also: Republic of Abkhazia) | :: Abkhasien |
| Abkhazian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Abkhazia) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| Abkhazian {n} (Abkhaz) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| Abkhazian {prop} (Abkhazian language) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| ablative {n} (ablative case) SEE: ablative case | :: |
| ablative case {n} (grammatical case used to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation, source) | :: ablativ {c} |
| ablaut {n} (substitution of one root vowel for another) | :: aflyd {c} |
| able {adj} (permitted to) | :: i stand til, have mulighed for |
| able {adj} (skillful) | :: habil, kompetent, dygtig |
| -able {suffix} (able to be done) | :: -bar |
| able {adj} (healthy) SEE: healthy | :: |
| abnormal {adj} (not conforming to rule or system) | :: unormal, abnorm |
| abnormal {adj} (of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms) | :: unormal, anormal, abnorm |
| abnormally {adv} (In an abnormal manner) | :: unormal, ualmindelig, anormal |
| aboard {prep} (on board of) | :: om bord (på) |
| abolish {v} (to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice) | :: afskaffe |
| A-bomb {n} (atomic bomb) | :: atombombe {c} |
| abominably {adv} (in an abominable manner) | :: afskyelig, afskyeligt |
| abomination {n} (something abominable) | :: afskyelighed, pestilens, vederstyggelighed |
| aborigine {n} (aboriginal inhabitant of a country) | :: aboriginer {c} |
| Aborigine {n} (an individual aboriginal Australian) | :: aboriginer {c} |
| abortion {n} (induced abortion) | :: abort |
| about {prep} (on every side of) | :: om, omkring, rundt om |
| about {prep} (near, approximately, regarding time, size or quantity) | :: omkring, cirka |
| about {prep} (on the point or verge of) | :: til, på vej til |
| about {prep} (over or upon different parts of) | :: omkring, rundt om |
| about {prep} (concerned with, engaged in) | :: om |
| about {prep} (concerning) | :: om, vedrørende, angående |
| about {prep} (in the immediate neighborhood of) | :: på |
| about {adv} (on all sides) | :: omkring |
| about {adv} (here and there) | :: omkring |
| about {adv} (nearly, approximately) | :: cirka, næsten, omkring |
| about {adv} (to a reversed order, or opposite direction) | :: omkring |
| about {adv} (in circuit) | :: i omkreds |
| about time {adv} (far past the desired time) | :: på tide |
| above {prep} (in or to a higher place) | :: ovenover, ovenpå, oppe over, over |
| above water {prep} (out of difficulty) | :: oven vande |
| abrade {v} ((transitive) to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction) | :: afskrabe |
| Abraham {prop} (prophet in the Old Testament) | :: Abraham |
| Abraham {prop} (male given name) | :: Abraham |
| Abraham {prop} (surname) | :: Abraham |
| abreact {v} (eliminate previously repressed emotions) | :: afreagere |
| abridge {v} (to make shorter) | :: forkorte, sammendrage |
| abridge {v} (to shorten or contract by using fewer words) | :: forkorte, sammendrage |
| abridged {adj} (cut or shortened, especially of a literary work) | :: forkortet |
| abrogate {v} (to put an end to) | :: ophæve, afskaffe |
| abrupt {adj} (extremely steep) | :: brat |
| abrupt {adj} (without notice) | :: pludselig, uformodet |
| Absalom {prop} (male given name) | :: Absalom |
| absence {n} (state of being away) | :: fravær, mangel |
| absent {adj} (being away from a place) | :: fraværende |
| absent-minded {adj} (absent in mind) | :: åndsfraværende, distræt |
| absinthe {n} (liquor) | :: absint |
| absinthium {n} (Artemisia absinthium) SEE: wormwood | :: |
| absolutely {adv} (in an absolute manner) | :: absolut, fuldstændig |
| absolute majority {n} (A number of votes totalling over 50 per cent) | :: absolut flertal {n} |
| absolute monarchy {n} (state) | :: enevældigt monarki {n} |
| absolute monarchy {n} (rule) | :: enevælde {n} |
| absolute temperature {n} (thermodynamic temperature) | :: absolut temperatur {c} |
| absolute value {n} (numerical value of a real number) | :: numerisk værdi {c} |
| absolutism {n} (political science: absolute or arbritary government; despotism) | :: enevælde {c} [Danish history ca. 1660-1849], absolutisme {c} |
| abstain {v} (refrain from) | :: afholde sig fra |
| abstain {v} (refrain from voting) | :: afholde sig fra (at stemme) |
| abstain {v} (hinder, withhold) | :: forhindre |
| abstemious {adj} (marked by, or spent in, abstinence) | :: afholdende |
| abstract {n} (an abridgement or summary) | :: abstrakt, resume {n} |
| abstract algebra {n} (math) | :: abstrakt algebra {c} |
| abstract noun {n} (a noun that denotes an abstract concept) | :: abstrakt {n} |
| absurd {adj} (contrary to reason or propriety) | :: absurd |
| absurd {n} (obsolete: an absurdity) | :: absurditet {c} |
| absurd {n} (that which is absurd) | :: absurditet {c} |
| absurdism {n} (absurdity) SEE: absurdity | :: |
| absurdity {n} (the quality of being absurd) | :: absurditet {c} |
| absurdity {n} (an absurd action) | :: absurditet {c} |
| Abu Dhabi {prop} (capital of UAE) | :: Abu Dhabi |
| Abuja {prop} (The capital city of Nigeria) | :: Abuja |
| abuse {n} (improper usage) | :: misbrug {n} {c}, vanrøgt |
| abuse {n} (physical maltreatment) | :: mishandling {c} |
| abuse {n} (sexual violation or assault) | :: seksuelt misbrug {n} |
| abuse {v} (to use improperly) | :: misbruge |
| abuse {v} (to hurt) | :: mishandle |
| abuse {v} (to rape) | :: misbruge, krænke |
| abuse {n} (delusion) SEE: delusion | :: |
| abysm {n} (abyss) SEE: abyss | :: |
| abyss {n} (bottomless or unfathomed depth) | :: afgrund {c} |
| Abyssinia {prop} (historical name of Ethiopia) | :: Abessinien |
| Abyssinian {adj} (of or pertaining to Abyssinia) | :: abessinsk |
| Abyssinian {n} (a native of Abyssinia) | :: abessiner {c} |
| Abyssinian {n} (cat) | :: abessiner {c}, abyssinier {c} |
| academia {n} (research community) | :: akademia {n} |
| academic {adj} (belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato) | :: akademisk |
| academic {adj} (belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning) | :: akademisk |
| academic {n} (senior member of an academy, college, or university) | :: akademiker {c} |
| academic year {n} (time period) | :: akademisk år {n} |
| academy {n} (specialized school) | :: akademi {c} |
| acajou {n} (wood from trees of Meliaceae family) SEE: mahogany | :: |
| acajou {n} (cashew nut) SEE: cashew nut | :: |
| acaudate {adj} (tailless) SEE: tailless | :: |
| accelerate {v} (to cause to move faster) | :: accelerere |
| acceleration {n} ((physics)) | :: acceleration {c} |
| accent {n} (stronger articulation) | :: betoning, tryk {n} |
| accent {n} (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) | :: accent {c} |
| accept {v} (to receive with consent) | :: acceptere, modtage |
| accept {v} (to agree to) | :: acceptere |
| accessibility {n} (the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach) | :: tilgængelighed {c} |
| accident {n} (unexpected event with negative consequences) | :: (unfortunate:) uheld {n}, ulykke {c}, ulykkestilfælde {c}, (neutral:) tilfælde {n}, tilfældighed {c} |
| accident {n} (chance event) | :: tilfældighed {c}, tilfælde {n} |
| accident {n} (transport: unintended event that causes damage) | :: ulykke {c} |
| accident {n} (property resulting from chance) | :: egenskab {c} |
| accommodating {adj} (affording accommodation) | :: hjælpsom |
| accompanist {n} (performer who takes the accompanying part) | :: akkompagnatør {c} |
| accompany {v} (to keep company) | :: ledsage, gelejde |
| accomplish {v} (to finish successfully) | :: fuldende |
| accomplish {v} (to complete, as time or distance) | :: fuldende |
| accomplish {v} (to bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform) | :: fuldende |
| accomplish {v} (to equip or furnish thoroughly) | :: fuldende |
| according to {prep} (based on statement) | :: ifølge |
| according to {prep} (in proportion) | :: ifølge |
| according to Hoyle {prep} (in strict accordance with the rules) | :: efter alle kunstens regler |
| accordion {n} (A small, portable, keyed wind instrument) | :: trækharmonika {c}, harmonika {c}, akkordeon {n} [with free-bass system] |
| accost {v} (to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request) | :: antaste |
| account {n} (a registry of pecuniary transactions) | :: konto |
| accountant {n} (a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)) | :: bogholder {c} |
| accountant {n} (one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another) | :: bogholder |
| accounting {n} (development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions) | :: bogføring {c}, bogholderi {n}, regnskab {n} |
| accounts payable {n} (money that is owed by a party, and is counted by that party as a debit) | :: gæld |
| accounts receivable {n} (total monetary amount) | :: fordringer {c-p}, tilgodehavende {c} |
| account statement {n} (bank statement) SEE: bank statement | :: |
| accourage {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| Accra {prop} (capital of Ghana) | :: Accra |
| accretion {n} (act of increasing by natural growth) | :: tilføjelse {c} |
| accrue {v} (increase) | :: opsamle, indsamle, tilfalde, påløbe |
| accumulate {v} (to pile up) | :: akkumulere |
| accumulator {n} | :: akkumulator |
| accuracy {n} (state of being accurate) | :: nøjagtighed {c}, præcision {c} |
| accursed {adj} (archaic, theology: cursed) | :: fordømt |
| accusation {n} (act of accusing or charging with a crime) | :: anklage {c}, beskyldning |
| accusative {n} (accusative case) | :: akkusativ |
| accusative case {n} (case used to mark the immediate object) SEE: accusative | :: |
| ace {n} (card with a single spot) | :: es {c} |
| acedia {n} (boredom) SEE: boredom | :: |
| ace of clubs {n} (playing card) | :: klør es |
| ace of diamonds {n} (playing card) | :: ruder es |
| ace of hearts {n} (playing card) | :: hjerter es |
| ace of spades {n} (the playing card belonging to the spades suit and featuring one pip) | :: spar es |
| acetic acid {n} (clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH) | :: eddikesyre {c} |
| acetylsalicylic acid {n} (acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin) | :: acetylsalicylsyre {c} |
| a chain is only as strong as its weakest link {proverb} (aphorism) | :: en kæde kun så stærk som det svageste led |
| achievement {n} (act of achieving or performing) | :: udførelse {c}, præstation {c}, resultat {n} |
| achievement {n} (great or heroic deed) | :: bedrift {c}, præstation {c}, resultat {n} |
| Achilles {prop} (Greek mythical hero) | :: Achilleus |
| Achilles heel {n} (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation) | :: akilleshæl {c} , akillessene {c} |
| Achilles tendon {n} (strong tendon in the calf of the leg) | :: akillessene {c} |
| achoo {interj} (the sound of a sneeze) | :: atju |
| acid {adj} (sour, sharp, or biting to the taste) | :: sur |
| acid {adj} (sour-tempered) | :: sur |
| acid {adj} (of or pertaining to an acid) | :: -syre, syre- |
| acid {n} (a sour substance) | :: syre {c} |
| acid {n} (in chemistry) | :: syre {c} |
| acid {n} (LSD) | :: syre |
| acid rain {n} (unusually acidic rain) | :: syreregn {c} |
| acorn {n} (fruit of the oak tree) | :: agern {n} |
| acoustic {adj} (pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds) | :: akustisk |
| acoustic {adj} (producing or produced without electrical amplification) | :: akustisk |
| acoustic guitar {n} (hollow-body guitar) | :: akustisk guitar |
| acquiesce {v} (rest satisfied) | :: slå sig til tåls [followed by med] |
| acquiesce {v} (concur upon conviction) | :: finde sig (followed by i), indvillige (i) |
| acquis communautaire {n} (the full body of EU law) | :: acquis communautaire |
| acquittal {n} (legal decision of not guilty) | :: frikendelse {c} |
| acquittal {n} (acquittance from debt) | :: frikendelse {c} |
| acrobat {n} (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination) | :: akrobat |
| acrobatics {n} (art of performing acrobatic feats) | :: akrobatik {c} |
| acronym {n} (any abbreviation formed by initial letters) | :: akronym {n} |
| acronym {n} (word formed by initial letters) | :: akronym {n} |
| Acropolis {prop} (Athenian Acropolis) | :: Akropolis |
| acrylic {adj} (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) | :: akrylisk |
| acrylic fiber {n} (Synthetic fibers made from a polymer) | :: akryl, akrylfiber |
| act {n} (deed) | :: handling {c}, dåd {c} |
| act {n} (division of theatrical performance) | :: akt |
| act {v} (to do something) | :: handle, agere |
| act {v} (to perform a theatrical role) | :: optræde, spille, opføre |
| act {v} (to behave in a certain way) | :: agere, opføre |
| act {v} (to have an effect on) | :: virke |
| actinium {n} (chemical element) | :: actinium |
| action word {n} (verb) SEE: verb | :: |
| active {adj} (having the quality or power of acting) | :: aktiv |
| active {adj} (in action) | :: aktuel |
| active {adj} (in grammar) | :: aktiv |
| active ingredient {n} (component responsible of activity) | :: aktiv ingrediens {c}, virksomt stof {c} |
| active volcano {n} (active volcano) | :: aktiv vulkan {c} |
| activist {n} (one who is politically active) | :: aktivist {c} |
| activistic {adj} (activist) SEE: activist | :: |
| activity {n} (state or quality of being active) | :: aktivitet {c} |
| activity {n} (something done as an action or a movement) | :: aktivitet {c} |
| activity {n} (something done for pleasure or entertainment) | :: aktivitet {c} |
| act of war {n} (act of war) | :: krigshandling {c} |
| actor {n} (person who performs in a theatrical play or film, see also: actress) | :: skuespiller {c}, skuespillerinde {c} [actress] |
| actress {n} (female actor, see also: actor) | :: skuespillerinde {c} |
| Acts {prop} (Book of Acts) SEE: Acts of the Apostles | :: |
| Acts of the Apostles {prop} (fifth book of the New Testament) | :: Apostlenes Gerninger {p} |
| actually {adv} (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) | :: egentlig |
| acupuncturation {n} (acupuncture) SEE: acupuncture | :: |
| acupuncture {n} (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) | :: akupunktur {c} |
| acute angle {n} (angle measuring less than ninety degrees) | :: spids vinkel {c} |
| AD {adv} (anno Domini) | :: e.Kr. (efter Kristus) |
| Adam {prop} (first man in Abrahamic religions) | :: Adam |
| Adam {prop} (male given name) | :: Adam |
| Adam and Eve {prop} (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) | :: Adam og Eva |
| adamant {n} (magnet or loadstone) SEE: magnet | :: |
| Adam's apple {n} (Citrus medica) SEE: citron | :: |
| Adam's apple {n} (lump in the throat) | :: adamsæble {n} |
| add {v} (to append, as a statement) | :: tilføje |
| add {v} (to make an addition) | :: tilføje |
| add {v} (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) | :: lægge sammen, addere |
| adder {n} (viper) | :: hugorm {c} |
| add fuel to the fire {v} (worsen a conflict) | :: puste til ilden, hælde benzin på bålet |
| addict {n} (person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug) | :: addict |
| add insult to injury {v} (to further a loss with mockery or indignity) | :: føje spot til skade |
| Addis Ababa {prop} (capital of Ethiopia) | :: Addis Ababa |
| addition {n} (arithmetic: process of adding) | :: addition {c} |
| additive identity {n} (mathematics) | :: nulelement {n} |
| addon {n} (add-on) SEE: add-on | :: |
| add-on {n} | :: tillæg |
| address {n} (direction for letters) | :: adresse {c} |
| addressee {n} (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) | :: adressat {c} |
| addressing {n} | :: adressering |
| add up {v} (be reasonable or consistent) SEE: make sense | :: |
| Aden {prop} (seaport of Yemen) | :: Aden |
| adequate {adj} (equal to some requirement) | :: tilstrækkelig |
| adequately {adv} (in an adequate manner) | :: passende, betryggende |
| adequately {adv} (sufficiently) | :: tilstrækkeligt |
| adequately {adv} (barely satisfactory) | :: tilfredsstillende |
| adhere {v} (To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree) | :: overholde |
| adhesive tape {n} (adhesive tape generally) | :: tape {c}, klisterbånd {n}, klæbebånd {c}, selvklæbende tape {c} |
| ad hoc {adj} (for this particular purpose) | :: ad hoc |
| adieu {interj} (farewell, goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| adios {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| adjectival {adj} (functioning as an adjective) | :: adjektiv {n} |
| adjective {n} ((grammar) a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent) | :: tillægsord, adjektiv |
| adjective {adj} (adjectival) SEE: adjectival | :: |
| adjustment {n} (result of adjusting, small change) | :: justering {c}, tilpasning {c} |
| adminicle {n} (aid) SEE: aid | :: |
| administration {n} (the act of administering) | :: administration {c} |
| administrator {n} (one who administers affairs) | :: administrator {c} |
| admirable {adj} (deserving of the highest esteem or admiration) | :: beundringsværdig |
| admiral {n} (naval officer of the highest rank) | :: admiral {c} |
| admiral {n} (a naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet) | :: admiral {c} |
| admiral {n} (the ship which carries the admiral, the flagship) | :: flagskib {n} |
| admiral {n} (butterfly) | :: admiral {c} |
| admire {v} (regard with wonder and delight) | :: beundre |
| admirer {n} (one who admires) | :: beundrer {c} |
| admit {v} (to concede as true) | :: indrømme |
| admittance {n} (physics: reciprocal of impedance) | :: admittans {c} |
| Adolf {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph | :: |
| Adolph {prop} (male given name) | :: Adolf |
| Adrian {prop} (male given name) | :: Adrian |
| Adrianople {prop} (former name of Edirne) | :: Adrianopel |
| Adriatic {prop} (Adriatic Sea) SEE: Adriatic Sea | :: |
| Adriatic Sea {prop} (sea that stretches from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice) | :: Adriaterhavet |
| adulator {n} (one who adulates) | :: smigrer {c}, spytslikker {c} |
| adult {n} (fully grown human) | :: voksen |
| adult {adj} (pornographic) SEE: pornographic | :: |
| adulterer {n} (husband or wife who commits adultery) | :: ægteskabsbryder {c}, ægteskabsbryderske {c} [female], horkarl {c} [male], horekarl {c} [male], horkone {c} [female], horekone {f} [female], horkvinde {c} [female], horekvinde {c} [female] |
| adult movie {n} (pornographic film) | :: pornofilm {c} |
| advantage {n} (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) | :: fordel {c} |
| advantage {n} (superiority; mastery) | :: fortrin {n} |
| advantage {n} (superiority of state, or that which gives it) | :: nytte {c} |
| advantage {n} (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) | :: fordel {c} |
| advent {n} (coming, arrival) | :: komme {n}, ankomst {c} |
| advent {n} (Christianity) SEE: Advent | :: |
| Advent {prop} (season before Christmas) | :: advent |
| Advent calendar {n} (calendar used to count down the days of Advent) | :: julekalender, adventskalender {c} |
| adverb {n} (lexical category) | :: adverbium, biord |
| adversary {n} (opponent) | :: modstander {c} |
| advert {n} (advertisement) SEE: advertisement | :: |
| advertently {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| advertise {v} ((transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly) | :: reklamere, annoncere |
| advertise {v} ((intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others) | :: reklamere, annoncere |
| advertise {v} ((transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)) | :: reklamere, annoncere |
| advertisement {n} (commercial solicitation) | :: reklame |
| advice {n} (opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel) | :: råd {n} |
| advise {v} (to give advice to; to offer an opinion; to counsel; to warn) | :: råde |
| adviser {n} (advisor) SEE: advisor | :: |
| advisor {n} (one who offers advice) | :: rådgiver {m} |
| Adygea {prop} (Adygea, Russia) | :: Adygejien |
| Aegean {prop} (Aegean Sea) SEE: Aegean Sea | :: |
| Aegean Sea {prop} (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea) | :: Ægæerhavet, Ægæiske Hav {n} |
| Aeneas {prop} (Trojan hero) | :: Æneas {c} |
| Aeolus {prop} (character in Greek mythology) | :: Aiolos |
| aerial {n} (device for receiving or transmitting) | :: antenne {c} |
| aerodrome {n} | :: aerodrom {c} |
| aerodynamic {adj} (aerodynamic) | :: aerodynamisk |
| aerodynamics {n} (The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases) | :: aerodynamik {c} |
| Aeroflot {prop} (Russian airline) | :: Aeroflot |
| aerogram {n} (foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter) | :: aerogram |
| aerology {n} (branch of meteorology) | :: aerologi |
| aerophobia {n} (fear of flying) | :: aerofobi {c} |
| aeroplane {n} (airplane) SEE: airplane | :: |
| aesir {n} (Æsir) SEE: Æsir | :: |
| Aesop {prop} (ancient Greek author) | :: Aesop |
| aesthetic {adj} (concerned with beauty) | :: æstetisk |
| aesthetic {n} (that which appeals to the senses) | :: æstetik {c} |
| aesthetic {n} (the study of art or beauty) SEE: aesthetics | :: |
| aesthetics {n} (study or philosophy of beauty) | :: æstetik |
| aetiology {n} (study of causes or origins) | :: ætiologi |
| affiliated {adj} (associated, related or united) | :: affilieret |
| affirm {v} (to agree with or verify) | :: bejae |
| affix {n} (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) | :: affiks |
| affixoid {n} (regular word that also works as an affix) | :: affiksoid |
| affluent {n} (tributary) SEE: tributary | :: |
| affront {v} (to insult intentionally, especially openly) | :: fornærme |
| Afghan hound {n} (Afghan Hound) SEE: Afghan Hound | :: |
| Afghan Hound {n} (Afghan Hound) | :: afghansk mynde {c} |
| Afghanistan {prop} (country) | :: Afghanistan |
| A-flat {n} (tone four fifths below C) | :: as |
| afraid {adj} (impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive) | :: bange |
| Africa {prop} (continent south of Europe) | :: Afrika |
| Africa-Eurasia {prop} (Afro-Eurasia) SEE: Afro-Eurasia | :: |
| African {adj} (Of or pertaining to Africa) | :: afrikansk |
| African {n} (a native of Africa) | :: afrikaner |
| African buffalo {n} (large bovid) | :: afrikansk bøffel |
| African hunting dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) | :: afrikansk vildhund, hyænehund {c} |
| African wildcat {n} (Felis silvestris lybica) | :: afrikansk vildkat {c} |
| African wild dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog | :: |
| a friend in need is a friend indeed {proverb} (someone who helps you in your time of need is a real friend) | :: i nøden kender man sine venner |
| Afrikaans {prop} (language) | :: afrikaans |
| Afrikaans {prop} (Afrikaner) | :: afrikaner |
| Afro-Eurasia {prop} (supercontinent) | :: Afrika-Eurasien |
| after {adv} (behind; later in time; following) | :: efter, senere |
| after {prep} (subsequently; following in time; later than) | :: efter |
| after {prep} (behind) | :: efter, bagefter |
| after {prep} (in pursuit of, seeking) | :: efter |
| after {prep} (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing) | :: efter |
| after {prep} (next in importance or rank) | :: efter |
| after {prep} (as a result of) | :: efter, som følge af |
| after {prep} (in spite of) | :: efter, på trods af |
| afterlife {n} (life after death) | :: livet efter døden |
| afternoon {n} (part of the day between noon and evening) | :: eftermiddag {c} |
| aftershock {n} (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) | :: efterskælv {n} |
| aftershock {n} (emotional distress after a traumatic event) | :: efterchok {n} |
| afterward {adv} (afterwards) SEE: afterwards | :: |
| afterwards {adv} (at a later or succeeding time) | :: bagefter, senere |
| again {adv} (another time) | :: igen |
| again {adv} (used in a question to ask something one has forgotten) | :: nu |
| again and again {adv} (repeatedly) | :: igen og igen, gang på gang, om og om igen |
| against {prep} (in a contrary direction to) | :: mod, imod |
| against {prep} (close to) | :: mod |
| against {prep} (in opposition to) | :: mod, imod |
| against {prep} (in competition with) | :: mod, versus |
| against {prep} (in exchange for) | :: mod |
| against {prep} (as counterbalance to) | :: i stedet, i stedet for |
| against {prep} (as protection from) | :: mod |
| against all odds {prep} (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) | :: imod alle odds |
| Agamemnon {prop} (Greek hero) | :: Agamemnon |
| Agatha {prop} (female given name) | :: Agathe |
| age {n} (century) SEE: century | :: |
| age {n} (whole duration of a being) | :: levetid |
| age {n} (part of the duration of a being or thing between its beginning and any given time) | :: alder |
| age {n} (latter part of life) | :: alderdom |
| age {n} (one of the stages of life) | :: alder {c} |
| age {n} (time of life when one attains full person rights) | :: myndig |
| age {n} (particular period of time in history) | :: epoke |
| age {n} (great period in the history of the Earth) | :: tidsalder |
| age {n} (generation (see also generation)) | :: generation {c} |
| agency {n} (agent) SEE: agent | :: |
| agent {n} (one who acts in place of another) | :: agent {c} |
| age of consent {n} (an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex) | :: seksuel lavalder {c} |
| Age of Enlightenment {prop} (period of history) | :: oplysningstiden {c} |
| age of majority {n} (age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted) | :: myndighedsalder {c} |
| aggression {n} (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) | :: aggression |
| aggressive {adj} (tending or disposed to aggress) | :: aggressiv |
| aglet {n} (cover of a shoelace) SEE: aiglet | :: |
| Agnes {prop} (female given name) | :: Agnes |
| agnostic {n} (one who holds to a form of agnosticism.) | :: agnostiker {c} |
| ago {adj} (past; gone by; since) | :: for … siden |
| agony aunt {n} (writer of an advice column) | :: brevkasseredaktør {c} |
| agoraphobia {n} (fear of open spaces) | :: agorafobia |
| agorism {n} (philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society through counter-economics) | :: agorisme |
| agree {v} (harmonize in opinion; be in unison or concord; be united; concur) | :: være enig |
| agree {v} (to resemble, coincide, correspond) | :: stemme overens, overensstemme |
| agree {v} (grammar: to correspond in gender, number, case, or person) | :: rette sig efter |
| agreement {n} (understanding to follow a course of conduct) | :: aftale {c}, samtykke {n} |
| agreement {n} (state whereby several parties share a view) | :: enighed {c}, overensstemmelse {c} |
| agreement {n} (grammatical agreement) | :: kongruens {c} |
| agriculture {n} (the art or science of cultivating the ground) | :: landbrug |
| agronomist {n} (scientist specialized in agronomy) | :: agronom |
| agronomy {n} (science of utilizing plants, animals, and soils for food, fuel, feed and more) | :: agronomi {c} |
| ague {n} (malaria) SEE: malaria | :: |
| aha moment {n} (instance of becoming clear) | :: aha-oplevelse {c} |
| Ahasuerus {prop} (biblical king of Persia) | :: Ahasverus |
| ahead of one's time {prep} (in advance of commonly accepted ideas) | :: forud for sin tid |
| aid {n} (help; succor; assistance; relief) | :: hjælp, bistand |
| aid {n} (a person that promotes or helps in something being done; a helper) | :: hjælper |
| aid {n} (something which helps; a material source of help) | :: hjælpemiddel |
| aid {v} (to support) | :: hjælpe, bistå |
| AIDS {n} (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) | :: aids |
| aiglet {n} (tip on a ribbon or cord) | :: snørebåndsdup {c} |
| aikido {n} (Japanese martial art) | :: aikido {c} |
| ailurophobia {n} (irrational fear or hatred for cats) | :: ailurofobi {c} |
| aim {v} (to point or direct a missile weapon) | :: rette |
| air {n} (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) | :: luft {c} |
| air {n} (music: a song, an aria) | :: arie {c} |
| air base {n} (military airport) | :: luftbase |
| airbase {n} (airbase) SEE: air base | :: |
| air-conditioned {adj} (equipped with air-conditioning) | :: airconditioneret, luftkonditioneret |
| air conditioner {n} (a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space) | :: klimaanlæg |
| aircraft {n} (machine capable of atmospheric flight) | :: luftfartøj {n} |
| aircraft carrier {n} (warship for launching aircraft) | :: hangarskib {n} |
| airfoil {n} (wing of an aircraft) SEE: wing | :: |
| air force {n} (branch of the military devoted to air warfare) | :: flyvevåben {n}, luftvåben {n}, luftstyrke {c} |
| air gun {n} (gun that propels a projective by compressed air) | :: luftgevær {n} |
| airline {n} (company that flies airplanes) | :: flyselskab {n} |
| airliner {n} (passenger aircraft) | :: passagerfly {n} |
| airmail {n} (the system of conveying mail using aircraft) | :: luftpost |
| air pistol {n} (pistol that propels a pellet) | :: luftpistol {c} |
| airplane {n} (powered aircraft) | :: flyvemaskine {c}, fly {n} |
| airport {n} (a place designated for airplanes) | :: lufthavn |
| air raid {n} (attack) | :: luftangreb |
| air resistance {n} (Friction that slows things moving through air) | :: luftmodstand {c} |
| airship {n} (self-propelled lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered) SEE: dirigible | :: |
| air strike {n} (attack by aircraft) | :: luftangreb |
| airtight {adj} (being impermeable to air or other gases) | :: lufttæt |
| airtime {n} (duration of transmission) | :: sendetid |
| airway {n} (trachea) SEE: trachea | :: |
| ajar {adv} (slightly turned or opened) | :: på klem, klem |
| ajar {adj} (slightly turned or opened) | :: på klem |
| Ajax {prop} (either of two heroes of the Trojan War) | :: Ajax |
| AKA {prep} (also known as) | :: alias [adverb] |
| Akkadian {prop} (Semitic language) | :: akkadisk |
| -al {suffix} (aldehyde) | :: -al |
| Alabama {prop} (U.S. State) | :: Alabama |
| alabaster {n} (variety of gypsum) | :: alabast {n} {c} |
| Alan {prop} (male given name) | :: Allan |
| Aland {prop} (archipelago) | :: Ålandsøerne {c-p} |
| alanine {n} (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) | :: alanin |
| alarm clock {n} (type of clock) | :: vækkeur {n} |
| alarmingly {adv} (in an alarming manner, frighteningly. In a way the induces fear or concern) | :: alarmerende |
| alas {interj} (exclamation of sorrow, etc.) | :: ak |
| Alaska {prop} (US state) | :: Alaska |
| Alban {prop} (male given name) | :: Alban |
| Albania {prop} (country in south-eastern Europe) | :: Albanien |
| Albanian {prop} (language) | :: albansk {c} |
| Albany {prop} (capital of New York) | :: Albany |
| albatross {n} (seabird) | :: albatros {c} |
| albatross {n} (three under par) | :: albatros {c} |
| albeit {conj} (despite its being; although) | :: omend, selv om |
| Albert {prop} (male given name) | :: Albert |
| Alberta {prop} (province) | :: Alberta |
| Albin {prop} (male given name) | :: Albin |
| albino {n} (one congenitally lacking melanin) | :: albino |
| albumen {n} (white part of an egg) | :: hvide {c}, æggehvide {c} |
| alchemist {n} (one who practices alchemy) | :: alkymist {c} |
| alcid {n} (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) | :: alkefugl {c} |
| alcohol {n} (organic chemistry sense) | :: alkohol |
| alcohol {n} (intoxicating beverage) | :: alkohol |
| alcohol abuse {n} (abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol) | :: alkoholmisbrug {n} {c} |
| alcohol-free {adj} (containing no alcohol) | :: alkoholfri |
| alcoholic {n} (a person addicted to alcohol) | :: alkoholiker |
| alcoholic {n} (one who abuses alcohol) | :: alkoholiker |
| alcoholism {n} (chronic disease) | :: alkoholisme |
| alcove {n} (small recessed area) | :: alkove {c}, niche {c} |
| aldehyde {n} (organic compound of the general formula R·CHO) | :: aldehyd |
| alder {n} (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) | :: el |
| ale {n} (intoxicating liquor) | :: lyst øl {c} |
| Alejandro {prop} (cognates of Alejandro) SEE: Alexander | :: |
| Alexander {prop} (male given name) | :: Alexander |
| Alexandra {prop} (female given name) | :: Alexandra |
| Alexandria {prop} (city in Egypt) | :: Alexandria |
| Alfonso {prop} (male given name) | :: Alfons |
| Alfred {prop} (Male given name) | :: Alfred |
| alga {n} (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms) | :: alge {c} |
| algebra {n} (system for computation) | :: algebra {c} |
| algebra {n} (study of algebraic structures) | :: algebra {c} |
| algebraic geometry {n} (branch of mathematics that studies solutions of systems of algebraic equations using both algebra and geometry) | :: algebraisk geometri {c} |
| algebraic structure {n} (sets with operations) | :: algebraisk struktur {c} |
| Algeria {prop} (country) | :: Algeriet {n} |
| Algerian {adj} (of Algeria or its people) | :: algerisk |
| Algiers {prop} (the capital of Algeria) | :: Algier |
| algorithm {n} (well-defined procedure) | :: algoritme {c} |
| algorithmic {adj} (relating to an algorithm) | :: algoritmisk |
| Ali Baba {prop} (a fictional character) | :: Ali Baba |
| alibi {n} (criminal legal defense) | :: alibi |
| Alice {prop} (female given name) | :: Alice |
| alien {n} (foreigner) | :: udlænding {c} |
| alien {n} (life form of non-Earth origin) | :: rumvæsen {n}, alien {c} |
| alien {adj} (pertaining to an alien) | :: ikkejordisk |
| alien {adj} (not belonging to the same country) | :: udenlandsk |
| alien {adj} (being unfamiliar) | :: fremmedartet |
| alienate {v} (to estrange) | :: fremmedgøre |
| alimony {n} (a court-enforced allowance) | :: hustrubidrag {n} |
| a little {adv} (to a small extent or degree) | :: lidt, en smule |
| a little bird told me {phrase} (idiomatic) | :: jeg har hørt om en lille fugl synge om |
| Al Jazeera {prop} (Arabic satellite TV news channel) | :: Al-Jazeera |
| alkali {n} (class of caustic bases) | :: alkali {n} |
| alkali metal {n} (soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table) | :: alkalimetal {n} |
| alkaline {adj} (of or relating to an alkali) | :: alkalisk |
| alkaline {adj} (having a pH greater than 7) | :: alkalisk |
| alkaline earth metal {n} (any element of group II of the periodic table) | :: jordalkalimetal {n} |
| alkalinity {n} (state of being alkaline) | :: alkalitet {c} |
| alkane {n} (saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) | :: alkan {c} |
| alkyne {n} (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond) | :: alkyn |
| all {adv} (intensifier) | :: fuldstændig, aldeles |
| all {adv} (apiece) | :: hver, per styk |
| all {determiner} (every individual of the given class) | :: [before a countable noun] alle, [before an uncountable noun] al {c}, alt {n} |
| all {determiner} (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) | :: hele |
| all {n} (everything possible) | :: alt |
| all {n} (everyone) SEE: everyone | :: |
| all {n} (everything) SEE: everything | :: |
| Allah {prop} (God, in Islam) | :: Allah |
| all and sundry {pron} | :: alle og enhver, Gud og hvermand |
| all ears {adj} (listening intensely) | :: lutter øre |
| all ears {adj} (awaiting explanation) | :: lutter øre |
| allegation {n} (an assertion or accusation) | :: påstand |
| alleged {adj} (asserted) | :: påstået |
| alleged {adj} (supposed) | :: antaget |
| allegedly {adv} (according to someone's allegation) | :: angivelig |
| allegement {n} (allegation) SEE: allegation | :: |
| allergy {n} (disorder of the immune system) | :: allergi {c} |
| alleviate {v} (make less severe) | :: lindre [of pain], mildne [of pain], hjælpe på [of pain], lette (make easier), dulme [of pain], tage brodden af [of pain] |
| alley {n} (narrow street) | :: gyde {c} |
| alleyway {n} (narrow street) | :: gyde {c} |
| All Hallows' Day {prop} (All Saints' Day) SEE: All Saints' Day | :: |
| alliance {n} (state of being allied) | :: forbund {n}, sammenslutning {c}, alliance {c} |
| alligator {n} (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator) | :: alligator {c} |
| all in all {adv} (generally) | :: alt i alt |
| alliteration {n} (The repetition of consonants) | :: allitteration {c} |
| allocation {n} (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) | :: allokering |
| all of a sudden {adv} (colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly) | :: pludselig |
| all of the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden | :: |
| all one's eggs in one basket {n} (the state of having invested in one area only) | :: alt på ét kort, alt på ét bræt |
| allow {v} (to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have) | :: tillade |
| allow {v} (to acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion) | :: acceptere |
| allow {v} (to permit) | :: tillade |
| allow {v} (to let something happen, to admit, to concede) | :: tillade |
| allow {v} (to make allowance) | :: tillade |
| allowance {n} (a child's allowance; pocket money) SEE: pocket money | :: |
| alloy {n} (metal combined of more elements) | :: legering {c} |
| all right {adj} (good) | :: i orden |
| all rights reserved {phrase} (copyright notice formula) | :: alle rettigheder forbeholdes |
| all roads lead to Rome {proverb} (different paths can take to the same goal) | :: alle veje fører til Rom |
| All Saints Day {prop} (All Saints Day) SEE: All Saints' Day | :: |
| All Saints' Day {prop} (feast day) | :: allehelgensdag |
| allspice {n} (spice) | :: allehånde {c} |
| all that glitters is not gold {proverb} (things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so) | :: det er ikke alt guld, som skinner, de er ikke alle venner, som smiler |
| all things being equal {adv} (without considering external factors) | :: alt andet lige |
| all things come to those who wait {proverb} (good things come to those who wait) SEE: good things come to those who wait | :: |
| all too {adv} (way too) SEE: way too | :: |
| alluring {adj} (having to power to allure) | :: tillokkende, forførende, dragende |
| allusion {n} (indirect reference, hint) | :: hentydning {c} |
| Alma {prop} (female given name) | :: Alma |
| almanac {n} (book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year) | :: almanak {c} |
| almighty {adj} (unlimited in might) | :: almægtig |
| almond {n} (nut) | :: mandel |
| almost {adv} (very close to) | :: næsten |
| almost doesn't count {proverb} (near success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness)) | :: lige ved og næsten slår ingen mand af hesten |
| alms {n} (something given to the poor as charity) | :: almisse {c} |
| aloha {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| aloha {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| alone {adv} | :: alene , udelukkende , kun |
| along {prep} (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) | :: langs |
| along {prep} (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) | :: hen ad |
| along {adv} (in company, together) | :: med |
| along {adv} (onward, forward) | :: fremad |
| alongside {adv} (along the side; by the side; side by side with) | :: [nautical] langskibs |
| a lot {adv} (very much) | :: meget |
| alpaca {n} (camelid animal of the Andes) | :: alpaka {c} |
| alpha {n} (name of the letter Α, α) | :: alfa {n} |
| alphabet {n} (an ordered set of letters used in a language) | :: alfabet {n} |
| alphabetic {adj} (alphabetical) SEE: alphabetical | :: |
| alphabetical {adj} (pertaining to the alphabet) | :: alfabetisk |
| alphabetical {adj} (in the sequence of the letters of the alphabet) | :: alfabetisk |
| alphabetisation {n} (act of arranging in alphabetical order) | :: alfabetisering |
| Alpha Centauri {prop} (brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus) | :: Alfa Centauri |
| alpha female {n} (dominant female animal) | :: alfahun {c} |
| alpha female {n} (self-assured and strong woman) | :: alfahun {c} |
| alpha male {n} (dominant male animal) | :: alfahan {c} |
| alphanumeric {adj} (consisting of letters and numbers) | :: alfanumerisk |
| alphanumerical {adj} (alphanumeric) SEE: alphanumeric | :: |
| alpine chough {n} (alpine chough) | :: alpeallike {c} |
| Alps {prop} (a mountain range in Western Europe) | :: Alperne, Alper |
| al-Qaeda {prop} (The global network of militant Islamic extremists.) | :: Al-Qaida |
| al-Quds {prop} (Jerusalem) SEE: Jerusalem | :: |
| already {adv} (prior to some time) | :: allerede |
| Alsace {prop} (region on the west bank of the upper Rhine) | :: Alsace [French region], Elsass [German region] |
| also {adv} (in addition; besides; as well; further; too) | :: også |
| also known as {adv} (used to introduce an alternative name) SEE: AKA | :: |
| Altai Krai {prop} (federal subject of Russia) | :: Altaj kraj |
| Altai Republic {prop} (federal subject of Russia) | :: Altai |
| altar {n} (flat-topped structure used for religious rites) | :: alter {n} |
| alternate universe {n} (hypothetical world) SEE: parallel universe | :: |
| alternating current {n} (electric current that reverses direction periodically) | :: vekselstrøm {c} |
| alternation {n} (ablaut) SEE: ablaut | :: |
| alternative {adj} (Relating to a choice) | :: alternativ |
| alternative {adj} (other) | :: alternativ |
| although {conj} (in spite of the fact that) | :: selvom, selv om, skønt |
| alto saxophone {n} (saxophone smaller than tenor) | :: altsax {c}, altsaxofon {c} |
| altruism {n} (policy that benefits others' interests) | :: altruisme |
| altruistic {adj} (regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish) | :: altruistisk, uegennyttig |
| aluminium {n} (silvery metal) | :: aluminium {n} |
| aluminium foil {n} (thin sheets of aluminium) | :: alufolie {n} {c}, sølvpapir {n} |
| aluminium paper {n} (aluminium foil) SEE: aluminium foil | :: |
| aluminum {n} (aluminium) SEE: aluminium | :: |
| alveolar {adj} (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) | :: alveolær |
| alveolar {n} (an alveolar consonant) | :: alveolar {c} |
| Alvin {prop} (male given name meaning "elf friend") | :: Alvin |
| always {adv} (at all times) | :: altid |
| always {adv} (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) | :: altid |
| Alzheimer's disease {n} (mental disorder from brain tissue changes) | :: Alzheimers sygdom |
| amalgam {n} (alloy) | :: amalgam {n} |
| Amanda {prop} (female given name) | :: Amanda |
| amanita {n} (mushroom of the genus Amanita) | :: fluesvamp {c} |
| amateur {n} (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) | :: amatør {c} |
| amateur {n} (someone who is inept) | :: amatør {c} |
| amateur radio {n} (hobby) | :: amatørradio {c} |
| amazing {adj} (very good) SEE: good | :: |
| Amazon {prop} (river) | :: Amazonfloden |
| amœba {n} (amoeba) SEE: amoeba | :: |
| ambassador {n} (minister) | :: ambassadør {c} |
| ambassador {n} (representative) | :: ambassadør {c} |
| amber {n} (fossil resin) | :: rav {n} |
| amber {n} (colour) | :: ravfarve {c} |
| amber {n} (traffic light colour) | :: gul |
| amber {adj} (of a brownish yellow colour) | :: ravfarvet, ravgul, ravgylden |
| amber {n} (ambergris) SEE: ambergris | :: |
| ambergris {n} (waxy substance produced by sperm whales) | :: ambra {c} |
| ambigram {n} (design that reads as the same word or phrase in two different orientations) | :: ambigram |
| ambiguity {n} (something liable to more than one interpretation) | :: tvetydighed {c} |
| ambiguous {adj} (open to multiple interpretations) | :: tvetydig, flertydig, dobbelttydig |
| ambiguous {adj} (vague and unclear) | :: dunkel, forblommet |
| ambitious {adj} (possessing, or controlled by, ambition) | :: ambitiøs |
| ambrosia {n} (food of gods or delicious foods) | :: ambrosia |
| ambulance {n} (emergency vehicle) | :: ambulance {c} |
| Amelia {prop} (female given name) | :: Amalie |
| ameliorate {v} (to make better) | :: forbedre |
| amelioration {n} (act of making better) | :: forbedre |
| amelioration {n} (improvement) | :: forbedring |
| amen {adv} (so be it) | :: amen |
| amendment {n} (correction or addition to a law) | :: lovændring {c} |
| amendment {n} (that which is added) | :: tilføjelse {c}, ændring {c} |
| amerce {v} (to make an exaction) SEE: punish | :: |
| America {prop} (United States of America) SEE: United States of America | :: |
| America {prop} (Americas) SEE: Americas | :: |
| American {n} (inhabitant of the Americas) | :: amerikaner {c} |
| American {n} (person born in or citizen of the USA) | :: amerikaner {c} |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to the Americas) | :: amerikansk |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to the U.S. or its culture) | :: amerikansk |
| American bison {n} (mammal) | :: amerikansk bison |
| American black vulture {n} (black vulture) SEE: black vulture | :: |
| American Dream {n} (determination) | :: den amerikanske drøm |
| American Dream {n} (philosophy) | :: den amerikanske drøm |
| American English {prop} (English of the United States) | :: amerikansk engelsk |
| American football {n} (American football) | :: amerikansk fodbold |
| American kestrel {n} (species) | :: amerikansk tårnfalk {c} |
| American pokeweed {n} (pokeweed) SEE: pokeweed | :: |
| American Samoa {prop} (US overseas territory in Oceania) | :: Amerikansk Samoa |
| American Sign Language {prop} (language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate) | :: amerikansk tegnsprog |
| Americas {prop} (North and South America) | :: Amerika |
| americium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 95) | :: americium |
| amiable {adj} (friendly as an amiable temper or mood) | :: elskværdig |
| amiable {adj} (possessing sweetness of disposition) | :: elskværdig |
| amicable {adj} (showing friendliness or goodwill) | :: venskabelig, fredelig |
| amigo {n} (friend) SEE: friend | :: |
| amine {n} (organic compound containing an amine functional group) | :: amin {c} |
| amino acid {n} (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) | :: aminosyre {c} |
| amino acid {n} (any of the twenty α-amino acids) | :: aminosyre {c} |
| amiss {adj} (wrong) SEE: wrong | :: |
| am I under arrest {phrase} (am I under arrest?) | :: er jeg anholdt, er jeg arresteret |
| Amman {prop} (the capital of Jordan) | :: Amman |
| ammeter {n} (device that measures an electric current) | :: amperemeter {n} |
| ammunition {n} (articles used in charging firearms) | :: ammunition |
| amnesia {n} (loss of memory) | :: amnesi {c}, hukommelsestab {n} |
| amnesty {n} (act of the sovereign power) | :: amnesti |
| amoeba {n} (member of a genus of unicellular protozoa) | :: amøbe {c} |
| among {prep} (mingling or intermixing) | :: mellem, blandt |
| among other things {adv} (inter alia) SEE: inter alia | :: |
| amorphous {adj} (physics: in the non-crystalline state of solid) | :: amorf |
| Amos {prop} (figure mentioned in the Old Testament) | :: Amos |
| Amos {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: Amos |
| amount {n} (number of elements in a set) SEE: number | :: |
| amount {n} (total or sum of items) | :: antal {n}, sum {c}, beløb {n} [money], mængde {c} |
| amount {n} (quantity or volume) | :: mål {n}, mængde {c} |
| amount {v} (to total or evaluate) | :: beløbe sig, løbe op, være det samme, være ensbetydende |
| amount {v} | :: blive |
| amount of substance {n} (amount of substance) | :: stofmængde {c} |
| amperage {n} (electric current) SEE: current | :: |
| ampersand {n} (the symbol &) | :: og-tegn |
| ampersat {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| amphibian {n} (vertebrate) | :: amfibium {n} |
| amphitheater {n} (classic amphitheatre) | :: amfiteater {n} |
| amphitheatre {n} (an open, outdoor theatre) | :: amfiteater {n} |
| ampholyte {n} (amphoteric electrolyte) | :: amfolyt {c} |
| ample {adj} (large; great in size) | :: stor, vid |
| ample {adj} (fully sufficient; abundant) | :: rigelig |
| ample {adj} (not contracted or brief; not concise) | :: fyldig |
| amplifier {n} (anything that amplifies) | :: forstærker {c} |
| Amsterdam {prop} (capital of the Netherlands) | :: Amsterdam |
| Amur {prop} (the river between the Far East Russia and China) | :: Amur |
| amusement {n} (entertainment) | :: underholdning {c} |
| amygdala {n} (region of the brain) | :: amygdala {c}, mandelkerne {c} |
| amylase {n} (enzyme, present in saliva, that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch) | :: amylase |
| amylum {n} (amylum) SEE: starch | :: |
| an {article} (indefinite article) | :: en {c}, et {n} |
| an {prep} (in each; to or for each; per) | :: pr., om |
| anabolism {n} (the constructive metabolism of the body) | :: anabolisme |
| anaconda {n} (any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes) | :: anakonda {c} |
| anaesthesia {n} (loss of bodily sensation) | :: anæstesi, narkose {c} |
| anagram {n} (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) | :: anagram |
| analgesic {n} (medicine that reduces pain) | :: lokalbedøvelse {c}, analgetikum {n} |
| analphabet {n} (illiterate) | :: analfabet {c} |
| anal sex {n} (sex involving the anus) | :: analsex {c}, analt samleje {c} |
| analysis {n} (decomposition into components in order to study) | :: analyse {c} |
| analysis {n} (in mathematics) | :: analyse {c} |
| analysis {n} (chemistry: process of breaking down a substance or the result of this process) | :: analyse {c} |
| ananas {n} (pineapple) SEE: pineapple | :: |
| Anapa {prop} (city) | :: Anapa |
| an apple a day {n} (healthy eating and living) | :: et æble om dagen |
| an apple a day keeps the doctor away {proverb} (apples are good for you) | :: et æble om dagen holder doktoren borte |
| anarchism {n} (belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms) | :: anarkisme |
| anarcho-capitalism {n} (philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and a self-regulating free market) | :: anarkokapitalisme |
| anarchy {n} (absence of any form of political authority or government) | :: anarki {n} |
| anarchy {n} (political disorder and confusion) | :: anarki {n} |
| Anatolia {prop} (peninsula of Western Asia) | :: Anatolien |
| anatomically {adv} (pertaining to anatomy) | :: anatomisk |
| anatomy {n} (art of studying the different parts of any organized body) | :: anatomi {c} |
| ancestor {n} (one from whom a person is descended) | :: forfader {c}, stamfader {c} |
| anchor {n} (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom) | :: anker |
| anchorman {n} (TV host) | :: programvært, ankermand, tv-vært, studievært |
| anchorwoman {n} (female anchorperson) | :: programværtinde, tv-værtinde, studieværtinde |
| anchovy {n} (small saltwater fish) | :: ansjos {c} |
| ancient {adj} (having lasted from a remote period) | :: urgammel |
| Ancient Greece {prop} (The ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) | :: Oldtidens Grækenland |
| Ancient Greek {prop} (the Greek language of classical antiquity) | :: oldgræsk |
| Ancient Rome {prop} (civilization associated with Rome from the 9th century BC to the 12th century AD) | :: Antikkens Rom |
| ancillary {adj} (subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory) | :: sekundær, underordnet |
| and {conj} (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera) | :: og |
| and {conj} (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item) | :: og |
| Andalusian {n} (someone from Andalusia) | :: andalusier {c} |
| Andersen {prop} (surname) | :: Andersen |
| Andersenian {adj} (concerning HCA) | :: andersensk |
| Anderson {prop} (surname meaning "son of Andrew") | :: Andersen |
| and/or {conj} (inclusive "or") | :: og/eller |
| Andorra {prop} (country) | :: Andorra |
| Andorra la Vella {prop} (capital of Andorra) | :: Andorra la Vella |
| Andrew {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Andreas |
| Andrew {prop} (male given name) | :: Andreas, Anders |
| androgyne {n} (a person who is androgynous) | :: androgyn |
| androgynous {adj} (having sex organs of both genders) SEE: hermaphroditic | :: |
| android {n} (robot with human form) | :: androide {c} |
| android {adj} (possessing human qualities) | :: android |
| Andromeda {prop} (mythical daughter of Cepheus) | :: Andromeda |
| and so forth {phrase} (indicating a list continues similarly) | :: og så videre, osv. |
| and so on {phrase} (indicating a list continues) SEE: and so forth | :: |
| and the like {phrase} (and the like) | :: og lignende (og lign., o.l., o.lign., o. lign |
| and whatnot {phrase} (and whatnot) | :: og jeg skal komme efter dig |
| anecdote {n} (short account of an incident) | :: anekdote {c} |
| anemia {n} (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport) | :: blodmangel |
| anemone {n} (sea anemone) SEE: sea anemone | :: |
| anemone {n} (any plant of genus anemone) | :: anemone {c} |
| anesthesia {n} (loss of bodily sensation) | :: anæstesi |
| a new broom sweeps clean {proverb} (new management will often make radical changes) | :: nye koste fejer bedst |
| Angara {prop} (river in Russia) | :: Angara |
| angel {n} (messenger from a deity) | :: engel {c} |
| angel {n} (in Christian angelology, the lowest order of angels) | :: engel {c} |
| angel {n} (selfless person) | :: engel {c} |
| angelica {n} (plants of genus Angelica) | :: kvan, kvaner |
| angel of death {n} (personification of death in fiction and in art) | :: dødsengel {c} |
| angel passes {phrase} (used to denote an awkward pause) | :: der gik en engel gennem stuen [lit.: an angel went through the living room] |
| anger {n} (A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) | :: vrede {c} |
| Angkor Wat {prop} (Cambodian temple complex) | :: Angkor Wat |
| angle {n} (geometrical figure) | :: vinkel {c} |
| angle {n} (measure of such a figure) | :: vinkel {c} |
| angle {n} (corner where two walls intersect) | :: hjørne {n} |
| angle {n} (viewpoint) | :: vinkel {c}, synsvinkel {c}, synspunkt {n}, perspektiv {n} |
| angle {v} (place (something) at an angle) | :: vinkle |
| angle bisector {n} (ray that divides an angle into two equal parts) | :: vinkelhalveringslinje {c}, vinkelhalveringslinie {c} |
| angle grinder {n} (power tool) | :: vinkelsliber {c} |
| anglerfish {n} (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) | :: tudsefisk {c} |
| Anglican Communion {prop} (a worldwide network of churches that are in communion with the Church of England) | :: anglikanske kommunion {c} |
| Anglicanism {n} (beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church) | :: anglikanisme {c} |
| Anglophile {n} (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) | :: anglofil |
| Anglo-Saxon {prop} (Old English) SEE: Old English | :: |
| Anglo-Saxon {n} (Germanic peoples inhabiting medieval England) | :: angelsaksere {c-p} |
| Anglo-Saxon {adj} (related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language) | :: angelsaksisk |
| Anglo-Saxon {adj} (related to nations which speak primarily English) | :: angelsaksisk |
| Angola {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Angola |
| angry {adj} (displaying anger) | :: vred, sur |
| angstrom {n} (A very small unit of length, 10-10 m) | :: ångstrøm {c} |
| Anguilla {prop} (British overseas territory in the Caribbean) | :: Anguilla |
| angular momentum {n} (angular momentum) | :: impulsmoment {n} |
| angular velocity {n} (angle turned in a given time) | :: vinkelhastighed {c} |
| animal {n} (organism) | :: dyr {n} |
| animal {adj} (of animals) | :: dyrisk |
| animal husbandry {n} (management and care of farm animals) | :: dyrehold {n}, husdyrhold {n} |
| animality {n} (animal kingdom) SEE: animal kingdom | :: |
| animal kingdom {n} (Regnum Animalia) | :: dyreriget {n} [definite form] |
| anime {n} (an animated work originated in Japan) | :: anime |
| anise {n} (plant) | :: anis |
| anise {n} (fennel) SEE: fennel | :: |
| anisomorphism {n} (differences between two languages) | :: anisomorfisme |
| Ankara {prop} (capital of Turkey) | :: Ankara |
| ankh {n} (cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top) | :: hankekors {n}, ankh |
| ankle {n} (joint between foot and leg) | :: ankel |
| anlaut {n} (The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position)) | :: indlyd {c} |
| Ann {prop} (female given name) | :: Anna {c} |
| Anna {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann | :: |
| Anna {prop} (biblical prophetess) | :: Anna |
| Annam {prop} (the former name of Vietnam) | :: Annam |
| Anne {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann | :: |
| annex {n} (addition, an extension) | :: bilag |
| annex {n} (addition of territory) SEE: annexation | :: |
| annexation {n} (addition or incorporation of something) | :: annektion |
| annihilate {v} (to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate) | :: annihilere, tilintetgøre |
| anniversary {n} (day an exact number of years since an event) | :: årsdag {c} |
| anniversary {n} (wedding anniversary) | :: bryllupsdag {c} |
| anno Domini {n} (in the year of our Lord) | :: Anno Domini |
| annoying {v} (causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious) | :: irriterende |
| annual {adj} (happening once a year) | :: årlig |
| annually {adv} (once every year) | :: årlig, årligt |
| annulment {n} (act or instance of annulling) | :: annullation {c}, annullering {c} |
| annulment {n} (invalidation; declaration of something as being invalid) | :: annullation {c} |
| annulment {n} (total destruction) | :: annullation {c}, annullering {c} |
| Annunciation {prop} (Christianity) | :: Mariæ bebudelsesdag {c} |
| anoda {determiner} (another) SEE: another | :: |
| anonymity {n} (the quality or state of being anonymous) | :: anonymitet {c} |
| anonymous {adj} (wanting a name, not named and determined) | :: anonym, ukendt |
| anonymous {adj} (without any name (of responsible agent) acknowledged) | :: anonym |
| anonymous {adj} (of unknown name; whose name is withheld) | :: anonym |
| anopia {n} (medical condition) | :: anopsi, anopi |
| anorak {n} (heavy weatherproof jacket) | :: anorak {c} |
| anorexia {n} (anorexia nervosa) SEE: anorexia nervosa | :: |
| anorexia {n} (loss of appetite) | :: anoreksi |
| anorexia nervosa {n} (disorder) | :: anoreksi |
| another {determiner} (one more, in addition to a former number) | :: en til, endnu en |
| another {determiner} (not the same; different) | :: en anden |
| another {determiner} (any or some) | :: nogen |
| an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure {proverb} (prevention is better than cure) SEE: prevention is better than cure | :: |
| answer {n} (response) | :: svar {n} |
| answer {n} (solution) | :: løsning {c}, svar {n} |
| answer {n} (reply to e-mail) | :: svar {n} |
| answer {v} (to make a reply or response to) | :: svare |
| answering machine {n} (device that automatically records voice mail) | :: telefonsvarer |
| answerphone {n} (answering machine) SEE: answering machine | :: |
| ant {n} (insect) | :: myre {c} |
| Antabuse {n} (medicine for the treatment of alcoholism) | :: antabus {c} |
| Antananarivo {prop} (city) | :: Antananarivo |
| Antarctica {prop} (southernmost continent) | :: Antarktis |
| Antarctic Peninsula {prop} (the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica) | :: Antarktiske halvø {c} |
| Antares {prop} (star) | :: Antares |
| anteater {n} (mammal) | :: myresluger {c} |
| antelope {n} (mammal of the family Bovidae) | :: antilope |
| antelope {n} (pronghorn) SEE: pronghorn | :: |
| antenna {n} (device to receive or transmit radio signals) SEE: aerial | :: |
| antepenultimate {adj} (two before the last) | :: antepenultimær, tredjesidst or trediesidst |
| anthem {n} (national anthem) | :: nationalsang {c} |
| anthology {n} (collection of literary works) | :: antologi {c} |
| Anthony {prop} (given name) | :: Anton |
| anthracite {n} (type of coal) | :: antracit {c} |
| anthrax {n} (disease) | :: miltbrand |
| anthropologic {adj} (anthropological) SEE: anthropological | :: |
| anthropological {adj} (relating to anthropology) | :: antropologisk |
| anthropology {n} (the study of humanity) | :: antropologi {c} |
| anthropomorphic {adj} (having the form of a person) | :: antropomorf |
| anthropomorphic {adj} (given human attributes) | :: antropomorf |
| anthroposophic {adj} (of or pertaining to anthroposophy) | :: antroposofisk |
| anthroposophy {n} (a spiritual philosophy) | :: antroposofi {c} |
| antibiotic {n} (substance that destroys or inhibits bacteria) | :: antiobiotikum {n} |
| antibiotic {adj} (of or relating to antibiotics) | :: antibiotisk |
| antibody {n} (protein that binds to a specific antigen) | :: antistof {n} |
| anticipate {v} (to know of something before it manifests) | :: forudse |
| anticlockwise {adj} (in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) | :: mod uret |
| anticlockwisely {adv} (anticlockwise) SEE: anticlockwise | :: |
| antidepressant {n} (agent that prevents or counteracts depression) | :: antidepressiv |
| antidepression {adj} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant | :: |
| antidepressive {adj} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant | :: |
| antidepressive {n} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant | :: |
| antiderivative {n} (function whose derivative is a given function) | :: stamfunktion {c} |
| antidotary {n} (antidote) SEE: antidote | :: |
| antidote {n} (remedy to counteract a poison) | :: modgift {c} |
| Antigua and Barbuda {prop} (country) | :: Antigua og Barbuda |
| antimatter {n} (matter composed of antiparticles) | :: antistof {n} |
| antimony {n} (chemical element) | :: antimon |
| antinatural {adj} (unnatural) SEE: unnatural | :: |
| antioxidant {n} (substance that slows oxidation) | :: antioxidant {c} |
| antioxidative {adj} (antioxidant) SEE: antioxidant | :: |
| antioxygen {adj} (antioxidant) SEE: antioxidant | :: |
| antioxygenic {adj} (antioxidant) SEE: antioxidant | :: |
| antipodist {n} (one who juggles using his or her feet lying down) | :: fodjonglør {c} |
| antipope {n} (person who claims to be pope) | :: modpave {c} |
| antirrhinum {n} (snapdragon) SEE: snapdragon | :: |
| anti-Semite {n} (anti-Semite) | :: antisemit {c} |
| Antoinette {prop} (female given name from French Antoinette) | :: Antoinette |
| Antonia {prop} (female given name) | :: Antonie |
| Antonio {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony | :: |
| Antony {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony | :: |
| antonym {n} (word which has the opposite meaning) | :: antonym {n} |
| antonymy {n} (semantic relation between antonyms) | :: antonymi |
| Antwerp {prop} (province) | :: Antwerpen |
| Antwerp {prop} (city) | :: Antwerpen |
| anus {n} (lower opening of the digestive tract) | :: endetarmsåbning, anus |
| anvil {n} (block used in blacksmithing) | :: ambolt {c} |
| anvil {n} (bone in inner ear) | :: ambolt {c} |
| anxietude {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety | :: |
| anxiety {n} (concern) | :: angst {c} |
| anxiety {n} (eager desire) | :: iver |
| anxiety {n} (pathological condition) | :: angst {c} |
| anxious {adj} (full of anxiety) | :: urolig |
| anxious {adj} (accompanied with anxiety; worrying) | :: urovækkende |
| anxious {adj} (earnestly desirous) | :: ivrig (efter), opsat (på), spændt (på) |
| anxiousness {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety | :: |
| Anya {prop} (female given name) | :: Anja |
| anybody {pron} (anyone) SEE: anyone | :: |
| anyone {pron} (anybody) | :: nogen, hvemsomhelst |
| anyplace {adv} (anywhere) SEE: anywhere | :: |
| anyroad {adv} (anyway) SEE: anyway | :: |
| anytime {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| anytime {adv} (at any time) | :: når som helst |
| anyway {adv} (used to indicate change of subject) | :: hvorom alting er |
| anywhere {adv} (any place) | :: hvorsomhelst |
| Aomen {prop} (Macau) SEE: Macau | :: |
| aorist {n} (a grammatical aspect) | :: aorist {c} |
| aoristic {adj} (aorist) SEE: aorist | :: |
| aorta {n} (great artery) | :: aorta, hovedpulsåre |
| Aosta {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Aosta |
| Apache {n} (Apache people) | :: apache {c} |
| Apache {n} (Apache person) | :: apache {c} |
| Apache {n} (Parisian gangster) | :: apache {c} |
| apanage {n} (grant as a birthright) | :: apanage {c} |
| apart {adv} (apart from) SEE: apart from | :: |
| apart from {prep} (except for) | :: bortset fra |
| apartment {n} (domicile occupying part of a building) | :: lejlighed {c} |
| apatheticness {n} (apathy) SEE: apathy | :: |
| apathy {n} (lack of emotion or motivation) | :: apati {c} |
| ape {n} (animal) | :: abe {c} |
| Apennines {prop} (mountain range) | :: Appenninerne |
| apex court {n} (supreme court) SEE: supreme court | :: |
| aphasia {n} (pathological speech disorder) | :: afasi {c} |
| aphorism {n} (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought) | :: aforisme {c} |
| aphrodisiac {adj} (intensifying sexual desire) | :: afrodisiakum |
| aphrodisiac {n} (food or drug) | :: afrodisiakum {n} |
| aphtha {n} (foot-and-mouth disease) SEE: foot-and-mouth disease | :: |
| Apia {prop} (capital of Samoa) | :: Apia |
| apiarist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apiculturalist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apiculturist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apnea {n} (cessation of breathing) | :: apnø {c} |
| Apocalypse {prop} (the written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet) | :: Åbenbaring {f} |
| Apocalypse {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Åbenbaring {f} |
| apocope {n} (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word) | :: apokope {c} |
| Apollonia {prop} (female given name) | :: Abelone |
| apologia {n} (apology) SEE: apology | :: |
| apologian {n} (apologist) SEE: apologist | :: |
| apologism {n} (apology) SEE: apology | :: |
| apologist {n} (one who makes an apology) | :: undskylder {c} |
| apologist {n} (One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith) | :: forsvarer {c}, apologet {c}, skønmaler {c} |
| apology {n} (an expression of regret) | :: undskyldning {c} |
| apology {n} (formal justification, defence) | :: forsvar {n} |
| apophony {n} (alternation of sounds within a word) SEE: ablaut | :: |
| aposiopesis {n} (abrupt breaking-off in speech) | :: aposiopese |
| apostolic {adj} (pertaining to the apostles) | :: apostolisk |
| apostolic {adj} (according to the doctrines of the apostles) | :: apostolisk |
| apostolical {adj} (apostolic) SEE: apostolic | :: |
| apostolic succession {n} (chain of consecrations of bishops) | :: apostolisk succession {c} |
| apostrophe {n} (the character ’) | :: apostrof {c} |
| apostrophe {n} (sudden piece of dialogue) | :: apostrofe {c} |
| apothecary {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| apothecary {n} (pharmacist) SEE: pharmacist | :: |
| apparatus {n} (complex machine or instrument) | :: apparat {n}, maskineri {n} |
| apparatus {n} (assortment of tools or instruments) | :: apparat {n}, maskineri {n} |
| apparatus {n} (given system of procedures) | :: apparat {n}, maskineri {n} |
| apparatus {n} (bureaucratic organization) | :: apparat {n}, maskineri {n} |
| apparently {adv} (plainly) | :: åbenbart |
| apparently {adv} (seemingly) | :: tilsyneladende, åbenbart, øjensynlig |
| apparently {adv} (according to what the speaker has read or been told) | :: efter sigende |
| appeal {v} (to invoke) SEE: invoke | :: |
| appear {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| appear {v} (to appear) SEE: seem | :: |
| appellative {n} (common noun) SEE: common noun | :: |
| appendicitis {n} (inflamation of the vermiform appendix) | :: blindtarmsbetændelse |
| appendix {n} (text added to the end of a book or an article) | :: appendiks |
| appendix {n} (vermiform appendix) | :: blindtarm {c} |
| appetite {n} (desire of or relish for food) | :: appetit {c}, madlyst {c} |
| appetite {n} (any strong desire) | :: begær |
| apple {n} (fruit) | :: æble {n} |
| apple {n} (tree) SEE: apple tree | :: |
| apple juice {n} (the juice of apples, often used as a drink) | :: æblemost {c}, æblejuice {c}, æblesaft {c} |
| apple of discord {n} (object which sows anger and dissension) | :: stridens æble {n} |
| apple pie {n} (pie with apple filling) | :: æblekage {c}, æbletærte {c} |
| apple pie {n} (anything quintessentially American) | :: ærkeamerikansk |
| apple sauce {n} (nonsense) SEE: apple sauce | :: |
| apple sauce {n} (a food) | :: æblemos {c} |
| applesauce {n} (apple sauce) SEE: apple sauce | :: |
| apple seed {n} (the seed of the fruit of the Malus domestica (apple) tree) | :: æblekerne {c} |
| apple tree {n} (tree that bears apples) | :: æbletræ |
| applewood {n} (apple) SEE: apple | :: |
| applicant {n} (one who applies) | :: ansøger |
| applied mathematics {n} (area of mathematics) | :: anvendt matematik |
| apply {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use | :: |
| apply {v} (to be relevant to a specified individual) | :: gælde |
| appoint {v} | :: udnævne |
| apposition {n} (grammatical construction) | :: navnetillæg, navnesamstilling |
| appraise {v} (to set a value; to estimate the worth of) | :: vurdere |
| appreciate {v} (to be grateful for something) | :: værdsætte; sætte pris på |
| appreciate {v} (to value highly) | :: værdsætte |
| appreciate {v} (to be aware of) | :: forstå |
| appreciate {v} (to increase in value) | :: stige i værdi |
| apprentice {n} (one not well versed in a subject) SEE: newbie | :: |
| approach {v} (to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer) | :: tilnærme, nærme |
| approach {n} (the way a plane lands at an airport) | :: indflyvning {c}, anflyvning {c} |
| appropinquation {n} (approach) SEE: approach | :: |
| approval {n} (permission) | :: godkendelse {c} |
| approval {n} (acceptance) | :: anerkendelse {c} |
| approximate {adj} (Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling) | :: nær |
| approximate {v} (to carry or advance near; to cause to approach) | :: nærme, tilnærme |
| approximate {v} (to come near to; to approach) | :: nærme, tilnærme |
| approximately {adv} (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) | :: omtrent, tilnærmelsesvis |
| apricot {n} (fruit) | :: abrikos {c} |
| apricot {n} (tree) | :: abrikostræ {n} |
| apricot {n} (colour) | :: abrikosfarve {c} |
| apricot {adj} (colour) | :: abrikosfarvet |
| April {prop} (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: april |
| April fool {n} (practical joke played on April Fools' Day) | :: aprilsnar {c} |
| apron {n} (clothing) | :: forklæde {n} |
| apropos {prep} (regarding or concerning) | :: apropos |
| apropos {adv} (by the way) | :: apropos |
| apropos {adv} (timely, at a good time) | :: apropos |
| apse {n} (semicircular projection from a building) | :: apsis {m}, korrunding {m} |
| apse {n} (obsolete or dialectal: aspen tree) SEE: aspen | :: |
| apterous {adj} (wingless) SEE: wingless | :: |
| Apuleius {prop} (author in the Roman Empire) | :: Apulejus {m} |
| apurpose {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| aqua- {prefix} (pertaining to water) | :: akva-, vand |
| aqua fortis {n} (nitric acid) SEE: nitric acid | :: |
| aquaponics {n} (system that combines aquaculture with hydroponics) | :: akvaponi {c} |
| Aquarian {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| aquarium {n} (tank for keeping fish) | :: akvarium {n} |
| Aquarius {prop} (constellation) | :: Vandmanden {c} |
| Aquarius {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Vandmanden |
| Aquarius {n} (Someone with a Aquarius star sign) | :: vandmand {c} |
| aquavit {n} (Scandinavian liquor) | :: akvavit {c}, snaps {c}, brændevin {c} |
| aqueduct {n} (an artificial channel conveying water) | :: akvædukt {c} |
| aquiline nose {n} (human nose with a hooked, bent shape) | :: romernæse {c}, ørnenæse {c}, krumnæse {c} |
| Aquitaine {prop} (region of France) | :: Aquitaine |
| Arab {adj} (of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations) | :: araber |
| Arab {n} (Semitic person) | :: araber {c} |
| Arabia {prop} (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf;) | :: Arabien, Arabiske Halvø |
| Arabian camel {n} (dromedary) SEE: dromedary | :: |
| Arabian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in the Middle East) | :: Den Arabiske Halvø |
| Arabian Sea {prop} (part of the Indian Ocean) | :: Arabiske Hav |
| Arabian tea {n} (khat) SEE: khat | :: |
| Arabic {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) | :: arabisk {n} |
| Arabic {prop} (language) | :: arabisk |
| Arabic numeral {n} (any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9) | :: arabertal {n} |
| arable {adj} (suitable for cultivation) | :: dyrkbar |
| Arab Republic of Egypt {prop} (Official name of Egypt) | :: Den arabiske republik Egypten {c}, Den arabiske republik Ægypten {c} |
| arachnid {n} (eight-legged creature) | :: spindler {c} |
| arachnidan {n} (arachnid) SEE: arachnid | :: |
| Aragon {prop} (an autonomous community in Spain) | :: Aragonien |
| Aragonese {prop} (the language of Aragon) | :: aragonisk |
| Aral Sea {prop} (Aral sea) | :: Aralsøen |
| Aramaean {prop} (Aramaic) SEE: Aramaic | :: |
| Aramaean {n} (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) | :: aramæer {c} |
| Aramaic {prop} (the language) | :: aramæisk |
| Aramaic {adj} (pertaining to the language, alphabet, culture or poetry) | :: aramæisk |
| arbitrarily {adv} (in an arbitrary manner) | :: arbitrært, vilkårligt |
| arbitrarily {adv} (to an arbitrary degree) | :: vilkårlig, arbitrært |
| arbitrariously {adv} (arbitrarily) SEE: arbitrarily | :: |
| arbitrary {adj} (based on individual discretion or judgment) | :: arbitrær |
| arbitrary {adj} (determined by impulse) | :: vilkårlig |
| arbitrary {adj} (chosen at random) | :: arbitrær |
| arborway {n} (avenue) SEE: avenue | :: |
| arbutus {n} (strawberry tree) SEE: strawberry tree | :: |
| arc {n} (geometry: part of a curve) | :: bue |
| Arcadia {prop} (A district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) | :: Arkadien |
| arc-connected {adj} (such that every doubleton is joined by an arc) | :: kurvesammenhængende |
| arch {n} (architectural element) | :: bue {c} |
| arch- {prefix} (chief, highest, most extreme) | :: ærke- |
| archaeologian {n} (archaeologist) SEE: archaeologist | :: |
| archaeologist {n} (someone who is skilled, professes or practices archaeology) | :: arkæolog {c} |
| archaeology {n} (scientific study of past remains) | :: arkæologi |
| archaic {adj} (old-fashioned or antiquated) | :: gammeldags, fortidig, arkaisk |
| archaicism {n} (archaism) SEE: archaism | :: |
| archaism {n} (archaic word, language) | :: arkaisme |
| archangel {n} (angel who leads other angels) | :: ærkeengel {c} |
| Archangel {prop} (Arkhangelsk) SEE: Arkhangelsk | :: |
| archbishop {n} (senior bishop) | :: ærkebiskop {c}, ærkebisp {c} |
| archbishopdom {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archbishophood {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archbishopric {n} (jurisdiction of an archbishop) | :: ærkebispedømme {c}, ærkestift {n}, ærkebispesæde {n} |
| archbishopship {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archducal {adj} (pertaining to archdukes) | :: ærkehertugelig |
| archduchess {n} (daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary) | :: ærkehertuginde {c} |
| archduchy {n} (territory of an archduke) | :: ærkehertugdømme {n} |
| archduke {n} (rank) | :: ærkehertug {c} |
| archenemy {n} (a principal enemy) | :: ærkefjende {c} |
| archeology {n} (archaeology) SEE: archaeology | :: |
| archeopteryx {n} (ancient bird) | :: archaeopteryx |
| archer {n} (one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow) | :: bueskytte {c} |
| archery {n} (the practice) | :: bueskydning {c} |
| archfiend {n} (Satan) SEE: Satan | :: |
| archiepiscopality {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archiepiscopate {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archipelago {n} (group of islands) | :: øgruppe {c} |
| architect {n} (designer of buildings) | :: arkitekt |
| architecture {n} (art and science of designing buildings and other structures) | :: arkitektur {c} |
| archive {n} (place for storing earlier material) | :: arkiv {n} |
| archive {v} (to archive) | :: arkivere |
| arcminute {n} (minute of angle) SEE: minute of angle | :: |
| Arctic cod {n} (Arctogadus glacialis) | :: almindelig istorsk {c}, istorsk {c} |
| arctic hare {n} (Lepus arcticus) | :: polarhare {c} |
| Arctic loon {n} (black-throated diver) SEE: black-throated diver | :: |
| Arctic Ocean {prop} (the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole) | :: Ishavet, Arktiske Hav |
| arctic raspberry {n} (Rubus arcticus) | :: bjørnebær {n} |
| ardor {n} (spirit) | :: iver |
| ardour {n} (ardour) SEE: ardor | :: |
| are {v} (be) SEE: be | :: |
| are {n} (unit of area) | :: ar |
| area {n} (maths: measure of extent of a surface) | :: areal {n}, flademål {n} |
| area {n} (particular geographic region) | :: område {c} |
| area {n} (any particular extent) | :: område {c} |
| area {n} (soccer: penalty area) SEE: penalty area | :: |
| arenarious {adj} (sandy) SEE: sandy | :: |
| arenose {adj} (sandy) SEE: sandy | :: |
| Ares {prop} (the god of war, son of Zeus and Hera) | :: Ares {m} |
| are you allergic to any medications {phrase} (are you allergic to any medications?) | :: er du allergisk overfor noget medicin? |
| are you married {phrase} (are you married?) | :: er du gift? |
| are you religious {phrase} (are you religious?) | :: er du religiøs? |
| are you single {phrase} (are you single?) | :: er du single? |
| are you taking any medications {phrase} (are you taking any medications?) | :: bruger du nogen medicin?, tager du nogen medicin?, bruger du nogen medikamenter? [formal] |
| Arezzo {prop} (province of Tuscany) | :: Arezzo {c} |
| Arezzo {prop} (capital city of Arezzo) | :: Arezzo {c} |
| argent {n} (silver or metal tincture) | :: sølv |
| Argentina {prop} (Argentine Republic) | :: Argentina |
| argentine {n} (fish of the genus Argentina) | :: guldlaks {c} |
| argentine {n} (Argentina sphyraena) | :: strømsild {c} |
| Argentine {prop} (Argentina) SEE: Argentina | :: |
| Argentine {adj} (Argentinian) SEE: Argentinian | :: |
| Argentine {n} (Argentinian) SEE: Argentinian | :: |
| Argentinean {adj} (Argentinian) SEE: Argentinian | :: |
| Argentinean {n} (Argentinian) SEE: Argentinian | :: |
| Argentine Republic {prop} (official name of Argentina) | :: Argentinske Republik |
| Argentinian {n} (person from Argentina) | :: argentiner |
| Argentinian {adj} (pertaining to Argentina) | :: argentinsk |
| argon {n} (a chemical element) | :: argon |
| Argonaut {prop} (A member of the Argo who searched for the Golden Fleece) | :: Argonaut |
| Argos {prop} (city in Greece) | :: Argos |
| arguably {adv} (as can be supported or proven) | :: velsagtens |
| argue {v} (intransitive: to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints) | :: argumentere |
| aria {n} (type of musical piece) | :: arie {c} |
| Ariadne {prop} (daughter of King Minos) | :: Ariadne |
| Arian {n} (someone whose star sign is in Aries) SEE: Aries | :: |
| Aries {prop} (constellation) | :: Vædderen |
| Aries {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Vædderen |
| Aries {n} (Someone with an Aries star sign) | :: vædder {c} |
| aristocracy {n} (the nobility or the hereditary ruling class) | :: aristokrati {n} |
| Aristotelian {adj} (of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle) | :: aristotelisk |
| arithmetic series {n} (the sum of the terms in an arithmetic progression) | :: differensrække {c} |
| Arizona {prop} (a state of the United States of America) | :: Arizona |
| Arkansas {prop} (US state) | :: Arkansas |
| Arkhangelsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Arkhangelsk |
| Ark of the Covenant {prop} (the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest) | :: Pagtens ark {c} |
| arm {n} (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) | :: arm {c} |
| arm {n} (part of object) | :: arm {c} |
| arm {n} (weapon) | :: våben |
| arm {n} (upper limb from shoulder to elbow) SEE: upper arm | :: |
| Armageddon {prop} (site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil) | :: Armageddon |
| arm and a leg {n} (an exorbitant amount) | :: det hvide ud af øjnene [usually used after the verb koste (cost)] |
| armchair {n} (a chair with supports for the arms or elbows) | :: lænestol {c}, armstol {c} |
| Armenia {prop} (ancient kingdom and country in West Asia) | :: Armenien |
| Armenian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, Armenians, the language or alphabet) | :: armenisk |
| Armenian {n} (person) | :: armenier |
| Armenian {prop} (language) | :: armensk {n} |
| Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic {prop} (Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, see also: Armenian SSR) | :: Armenske Sovjetsocialistiske Republik |
| Armenian SSR {prop} (Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, see also: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic) | :: Armenske SSR, Armenske Socialistiske Sovjetrepublik |
| armhole {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit | :: |
| armillary sphere {n} (instrument consisting of graduated metal circles) | :: armillarsfære {c} |
| armor {n} (tank) SEE: tank | :: |
| armour {n} (tank) SEE: tank | :: |
| armoured train {n} (railway train protected with armour) | :: pansertog |
| armpit {n} (cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) | :: armhule {c} |
| arm up {v} (arm) SEE: arm | :: |
| arm-wrestle {v} (arm wrestling) SEE: arm wrestling | :: |
| arm wrestling {n} (a sport) | :: armlægning {c} |
| army {n} (military force concerned mainly with ground operations) | :: hær {c}, arme {c}, landstyrke {c} [specifically land] |
| army {n} (government agency in charge of a state's army) | :: hær {c}, forsvar {n} |
| army {n} (large group of people working towards the same purpose) | :: hær {c} |
| Arnamagnæan {adj} (of or pertaining to Árni Magnússon or his work or dedicacted to him) | :: arnamagnæansk |
| Arne {prop} (male given name) | :: Arne |
| arnica {n} (plants of genus Arnica) | :: guldblomme {n} |
| Arnold {prop} (male given name) | :: Arnold |
| arolla {n} (stone pine) SEE: stone pine | :: |
| a rolling stone gathers no moss {proverb} (proverb) | :: der gror ikke mos på rullesten |
| aroma {n} (a pleasant smell) | :: aroma, duft |
| arquebus {n} (firearm) SEE: harquebus | :: |
| arraign {v} (charge someone in a court of law) | :: sigte |
| arrange {v} (to set up, organise) | :: arrangere |
| arranged marriage {n} (marriage planned by someone else) | :: arrangeret ægteskab {n} |
| arrest {n} (act of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) | :: anholdelse {c} |
| arrest {v} (to stop (a process etc.)) | :: standse, stoppe, bremse |
| arrest {v} (to take into legal custody) | :: anholde, arrestere, pågribe |
| arrival {n} (act of arriving or something that has arrived) | :: ankomst {c} |
| arrive {v} (to reach) | :: ankomme |
| arrogance {n} (act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner) | :: arrogance {c} |
| arrogant {adj} (having excessive pride) | :: arrogant, højrøvet |
| arrow {n} (projectile) | :: pil {c} |
| arrow {n} (symbol) | :: pil {c} |
| arse {n} (arse) SEE: ass | :: |
| arsenal {n} (stock of weapons) | :: våbenlager {n}, våbenarsenal {n} |
| arsenic {n} (chemical element) | :: arsen {n} |
| art {n} (human effort) | :: kunst |
| art {n} (conscious production or arrangement) | :: kunst {c} |
| art {n} (artwork) | :: kunstværk {n} |
| artery {n} (blood vessel from the heart) | :: pulsåre {c}, arterie {c} |
| artery {n} (major transit corridor) | :: åre {c} |
| art gallery {n} (space where works of art are placed on display) | :: kunstgalleri {n} |
| art historian {n} (an expert in art history) | :: kunsthistoriker {c} |
| arthropod {n} (animal of Arthropoda) | :: leddyr {n} |
| Arthur {prop} (male given name) | :: Arthur |
| artichoke {n} (vegetable) | :: artiskok |
| article {n} (story, report, or opinion piece) | :: artikel {c} |
| article {n} | :: artikel {c}, vare {c} |
| article {n} (part of speech that specifies a noun) | :: kendeord {n}, artikel {c} |
| article {n} (section of a legal document) | :: artikel {c}, punkt {n}, paragraf {c} |
| article {n} (object) SEE: object | :: |
| articulated bus {n} (articulated bus) | :: ledbus {c} |
| artificial {adj} (man-made) | :: kunstig, artificiel |
| artificial intelligence {n} (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) | :: kunstig intelligens {c} |
| artist {n} (person who creates art) | :: kunstner |
| artistic {adv} (having creative skill) | :: kunstnerisk |
| artistic {adv} (relating to art or artists) | :: kunstnerisk |
| artistic {adv} (aesthetically pleasing) | :: kunstnerisk |
| artistical {adj} (artistic) SEE: artistic | :: |
| artmaker {n} (artist) SEE: artist | :: |
| Artsakh Republic {prop} (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) SEE: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | :: |
| Aruba {prop} (territory in the Caribbean) | :: Aruba |
| arugula {n} (herb) | :: rucola {c}, sennepskål {c} |
| Aruküla {prop} (small borough in Estonia) | :: Aruküla |
| Aryan {n} (in Nazism: a member of an alleged master race comprised of non-Jewish Caucasians) | :: arier {c} |
| Aryan {n} (used primarily by neo-Nazis: a white) | :: arier {c} |
| Aryan {n} (rare: an Indo-Iranian) | :: arier {c} |
| Aryan {n} (rare: a Proto-Indo-European) | :: arier {c} |
| Aryan {n} (obsolete: in 19th century ethnography, a subdivision of the Caucasian race) | :: arier {c} |
| Aryan {adj} (pertaining to the (alleged) Aryan master race) | :: arisk |
| Aryan {adj} (used primarily by neo-Nazis: pertaining to the Caucasian race) | :: arisk |
| Aryan {adj} (of or pertaining to Indo-European or Aryan peoples, culture, and languages) | :: arisk |
| as {adv} (to such an extent or degree) | :: så, lige så |
| as {conj} (in the same way that) | :: som |
| as {conj} (at the same instant that) | :: da |
| as {conj} (at the same time that) | :: mens, imens |
| as {conj} (varying through time to the same proportion that) | :: som |
| as {conj} (considering that, because) | :: siden, eftersom, idet |
| as {conj} | :: som |
| as {prep} (Introducing a basis of comparison) | :: som |
| as {conj} (relative conjunction) SEE: that | :: |
| as {conj} (expressing concession) SEE: though | :: |
| as {conj} (than) SEE: than | :: |
| as {conj} (as if) SEE: as if | :: |
| as {adv} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| as a matter of fact {prep} (actually) | :: faktisk |
| as a result {conj} (consequently) | :: som følge af dette |
| as a rule {adv} (in general; most often) | :: som regel |
| asbestos {n} (any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate) | :: asbest |
| ascend {v} (to fly, to soar) | :: stige |
| Ascension {prop} (holiday celebrating Ascension of Jesus) SEE: Ascension Day | :: |
| Ascension {prop} (Jesus' rise to heaven) | :: himmelfart {c}, Kristi himmelfart |
| Ascension Day {prop} (the fortieth day of Easter) | :: Kristi himmelfartsdag {c} |
| Asclepius {prop} (Greek god of medicine and healing) | :: Æskulap |
| ascorbic acid {n} (the white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6) | :: askorbinsyre {c} |
| asexuality {n} (state of not experiencing sexual attraction) | :: aseksualitet |
| as far as one knows {adv} (to the best of my knowledge) | :: så vidt jeg ved |
| Asgard {prop} (the abode of gods in Norse mythology) | :: Asgård |
| ash {n} (solid remains of a fire) | :: aske {c} |
| ash {n} (tree) SEE: ash tree | :: |
| as hell {adv} (very) | :: pisse- |
| Asher {prop} (eighth son of Jacob) | :: Asher |
| Ashgabat {prop} (the capital of Turkmenistan) | :: Asjkahabad, Asjkhabad |
| Ashoka {prop} (ancient Indian emperor) | :: Ashoka {c} |
| ashtray {n} (receptacle for ashes) | :: askebæger {n} |
| ash tree {n} (Fraxinus tree) | :: ask {c} |
| Ash Wednesday {n} (a Christian day of penitence) | :: askeonsdag {c} |
| Asia {prop} (the continent of Asia) | :: Asien |
| Asia Minor {prop} (peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea;) | :: Lilleasien |
| Asian {n} (person from Asia) | :: asiat |
| Asian {adj} (of, relating to or from Asia) | :: asiatisk |
| as if {conj} (as though) | :: som om |
| as if {conj} (in mimicry of) | :: som om |
| as if {interj} (interjection) | :: som om |
| ask {v} (request an answer) | :: spørge |
| ask {v} (make a request) | :: bede |
| Asmara {prop} (capital of Eritrea) | :: Asmara |
| Asoka {prop} (Ashoka) SEE: Ashoka | :: |
| asp {n} (aspen) SEE: aspen | :: |
| asparagus {n} (asparagus plant) | :: asparges {c} |
| asparagus {n} (asparagus shoots (food)) | :: asparges {c} |
| aspartame {n} (the artificial sweetener) | :: aspartam {c} |
| aspartic acid {n} (a nonessential amino acid) | :: asparaginsyre |
| aspen {n} (tree of genus Populus sect. Populus) | :: asp {c}, aspetræ {n}, esp {c}, espetræ {n} |
| Asperger's syndrome {n} (autism related developmental disorder) | :: Aspergers syndrom |
| asphyxia {n} (condition with extreme decrease of oxygen and increase of carbon dioxide) | :: asfyksi {c} |
| ass {n} (animal, see also: donkey) | :: æsel {n} |
| ass {n} (buttocks) | :: røv {c} |
| Assamese {prop} (language) | :: assamesisk |
| assassin {n} (member of the historical Ismaili Muslim militant group) | :: assassiner {p} |
| assassin {n} (one who, motivated by political reasons, intentionally kills a particular person) | :: snigmorder {c}, attentatmand {c} |
| assassin {n} (any ruthless killer) | :: morder {c}, drabsmand {c} |
| assassinate {n} (assassination) SEE: assassination | :: |
| assassinate {n} (assassin) SEE: assassin | :: |
| assassination {n} (murder for political reasons or personal gain) | :: attentat {n} |
| assault rifle {n} (a rifle) | :: stormgevær |
| assessment {n} (appraisal) | :: vurdering |
| asset {n} (something or someone of any value) | :: aktiv |
| assfuck {v} (to engage in anal intercourse) | :: røvpule |
| asshole {n} (anus) | :: røvhul {n} |
| asshole {n} (mean or rude person) | :: røvhul {n} |
| assistance {n} (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) | :: hjælp {c} |
| assistant referee {n} (official at a football match) | :: linjedommer |
| assisted suicide {n} (suicide with the help of another person) | :: dødshjælp {c} |
| ass-licker {n} (one who succumbs to authority) | :: røvslikker {c} |
| association football {n} (soccer) | :: fodbold |
| associative {adj} (algebraic property of an operator) | :: associativ |
| associativity {n} (condition of being associative) | :: associativitet {c} |
| as soon as {conj} (immediately after) | :: så snart som |
| as soon as possible {adv} (as soon as is possible) | :: så hurtigt som muligt |
| as such {adv} (per se) SEE: per se | :: |
| assume {v} (to suppose to be true) | :: antage, formode |
| assumption {n} (supposition) | :: antagelse |
| assumption {n} (thing supposed) | :: antagelse, formodning |
| assumption {n} (taking of a person up into heaven) | :: optagelse i himlen |
| assumption {n} (festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven) | :: himmelfart |
| Assyria {prop} (Semitic Akkadian kingdom) | :: Assyrien |
| Astana {prop} (the capital of Kazakhstan) | :: Astana |
| astatine {n} (the chemical element) | :: astat |
| asterisk {n} (symbol used to highlight words or sentences) | :: asterisk, stjerne |
| asteroid {n} (astronomy) | :: småplanet, asteroide, planetoide |
| as the crow flies {adv} (in a straight line) | :: i fugleflugt |
| asthma {n} (chronic respiratory disease) | :: astma |
| asthma attack {n} (event) | :: astmaanfald {n} |
| asthmatic {adj} (having the characteristics of asthma) | :: astmatisk |
| asthmatic {n} (person who suffers from asthma) | :: astmatiker {c} |
| astonish {v} (to surprise, astound, flabbergast) | :: forbavse |
| astonishment {n} (amazement, great surprise) | :: forbavselse |
| astound {v} (to astonish, bewilder or dazzle) | :: forbløffe |
| astounded {adj} (surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered) | :: forbløffet, lamslået |
| Astrakhan {prop} (city and region in Russia) | :: Astrakan, Astrakhan |
| astride {adv} (with one’s legs on either side) | :: overskrævs |
| astrologer {n} (one who studies astrology) | :: astrolog {c} |
| astrological sign {n} (sign that is used as the basis of astrology) | :: stjernetegn {n} |
| astrologist {n} (astrologer) SEE: astrologer | :: |
| astrology {n} (star divination) | :: astrologi {c} |
| astronaut {n} (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose) | :: astronaut |
| astronomer {n} (one who studies astronomy) | :: astronom {c} |
| astronomic {adj} (pertaining to astronomy) SEE: astronomical | :: |
| astronomic {adj} (incredibly large) SEE: astronomical | :: |
| astronomical {adj} (of or relating to astronomy) | :: astronomisk |
| astronomical {adj} (very large) | :: astronomisk |
| astronomical unit {n} (measure of distance) | :: astronomisk enhed {c} |
| astrophysics {n} (interdisciplinary branch of astronomy and physics) | :: astrofysik |
| Asturias {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Asturien |
| astute {adj} (Quick at seeing how to gain advantage) | :: dreven, kvik, skarpsindig |
| Asunción {prop} (capital of Paraguay) | :: Asunción, Asunción |
| as well {adv} (in addition, also) | :: også |
| as well {adv} (to the same effect) | :: lige så godt |
| as well as {conj} (and in addition) | :: samt |
| asylum {n} (place of safety) | :: asyl {n} |
| asylum seeker {n} (one who seeks asylum) | :: asylansøger {c} |
| asymmetrical {adj} (not symmetrical) | :: asymmetrisk |
| as you know {adv} (as you know) | :: som bekendt |
| as you sow, so shall you reap {proverb} (consequences of actions are in proportion to intentions) | :: man ligger som man reder |
| at {prep} (in or very near a particular place) | :: på |
| at {prep} (indicating time) | :: på |
| at {prep} (in the direction of) | :: til |
| at {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| at all costs {prep} (sparing no effort) | :: for enhver pris |
| at a time {prep} (in a continuous period) | :: ad gangen |
| at a time {prep} (simultaneously) | :: ad gangen |
| atavistic {adj} (biology: of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations) | :: atavistisk |
| atavistic {adj} (of a throwback) | :: atavistisk |
| at ease {prep} ((military) in a relaxed position) | :: rør |
| Athena {prop} (Greek goddess) | :: Athene {f}, Pallas Athene, Pallas |
| Athenian {n} (an inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece) | :: athener {c}, athenienser {c} |
| Athenian {adj} (of or pertaining to Athens, Greece) | :: athensk |
| Athens {prop} (capital city of Greece) | :: Athen |
| atheophobia {n} (fear or hatred of atheists) | :: ateofobi {c} |
| athlete {n} (participant in one of several sporting activities) | :: atlet {c} |
| athlete {n} (person who actively participates in physical sports) | :: sportsudøver {c} |
| athlete's foot {n} (fungal infection) | :: fodsvamp {c} |
| at home {prep} (In one's place of residence) | :: hjemme |
| at home {prep} (Comfortable) | :: hjemme |
| at home {prep} (With parents) | :: hjemme |
| Atlanta {prop} (capital and largest city of the State of Georgia) | :: Atlanta |
| Atlantic herring {n} (Clupea harengus) | :: sild {c}, atlantisk sild {c} |
| Atlantic Ocean {prop} (the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east) | :: Atlanterhavet, Atlanten |
| Atlantic pomfret {n} (Brama brama) | :: almindelig havbrasen |
| Atlantic tomcod {n} (Microgadus tomcod) | :: atlantisk tomtorsk, atlantisk tomcod |
| Atlantis {prop} (mythical country said to have sunk into the ocean) | :: Atlantis |
| atlas {n} (bound collection of maps) | :: atlas {n} |
| Atlas {prop} (Greek mythology) | :: Atlas |
| Atlas {prop} (a moon of Saturn) | :: Atlas |
| Atlas {prop} (a crater of the moon) | :: Atlas |
| at least {prep} (at a lower limit) | :: mindst |
| at least {prep} (anyway) | :: i det mindste |
| atmosphere {n} (gases surrounding the Earth) | :: atmosfære {c} |
| atmosphere {n} (mood or feeling) | :: atmosfære {c} |
| atmosphere {n} (a unit of measurement for pressure) | :: atmosfære {c} |
| at most {prep} (at the most; at a maximum or upper limit) | :: højst |
| at no time {prep} (never) SEE: never | :: |
| atoll {n} (island) | :: atol {c} |
| atom {n} (chemistry, physics: smallest possible amount of matter retaining its chemical properties) | :: atom {n} |
| atom {n} (historical: theoretical particle of matter) | :: atom {n} |
| atom {n} (smallest indivisible constituent) | :: atom {n} |
| atom {n} (mathematics: member of a Boolean algebra) | :: atom {n} |
| atomic bomb {n} (nuclear weapon) | :: atombombe {c} |
| atomic nucleus {n} (nucleus of an atom) | :: atomkerne |
| atonal {adj} (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) | :: atonal |
| atrium {n} (central room in Roman homes) | :: gårdhave, atrium |
| atrium {n} (square hall lit from above) | :: atrium |
| atrocious {adj} (frightful, evil, cruel, monstrous) | :: grusom |
| atrocious {adj} (offensive, heinous) | :: oprørende |
| atrocious {adj} (very bad) | :: rædselsfuld |
| atrocity {n} (extremely cruel act) | :: grusomhed {c} |
| atrophy {n} (reduced functionality) | :: atrofi {c} |
| at sea {prep} (at the ocean or sea) | :: til søs |
| at sign {n} (name of the symbol @) | :: snabel-a |
| at-sign {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| at sixes and sevens {prep} (in a state of confusion) | :: i vildrede |
| at symbol {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| attaché {n} (diplomatic officer) | :: attaché {c} |
| attack {n} (offense of a battle) | :: angreb |
| attack {n} (medicine: sudden onset of a disease) | :: anfald {n} |
| attack {v} (to apply violent force) | :: angribe, overfalde |
| attack {v} (to aggressively challenge with words) | :: angribe |
| attacker {n} (someone who attacks) | :: angriber |
| attacker {n} ((soccer)) | :: angriber |
| attempt {v} (to try) | :: forsøge, prøve |
| attempt {n} (the action of trying at something) | :: forsøg {n} |
| attention {n} (mental focus) | :: opmærksomhed {c}, bevågenhed {c} |
| attention {n} (romantic interest) | :: opmærksomhed {c} |
| attention {interj} (military command) | :: giv agt |
| attention deficit hyperactivity disorder {n} (developmental disorder) | :: ADHD {c} |
| attentive {adj} (paying attention) | :: opmærksom |
| attestation {n} (linguistics: appearance in records) | :: belæg {n} |
| at the end of the day {prep} (in summary; ultimately) | :: til syvende og sidst, når alt kommer til alt |
| at the same time {prep} (simultaneously) | :: samtidigt |
| at the time {prep} (at the time referred to in the past) | :: dengang |
| at the top of one's lungs {prep} (very loudly) | :: af sine lungers fulde kraft |
| at the top of one's voice {prep} (very loudly) | :: af sine lungers fulde kraft |
| attic {n} (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof) | :: loftsrum |
| Attic {prop} (Ancient Greek dialect) | :: attisk |
| Attica {prop} (a periphery) | :: Attika |
| Attila the Hun {prop} (king of the tribes of Huns) | :: hunnerkongen Attila |
| attitude {n} (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) | :: holdning {c}, positur {c} |
| attitude {n} (disposition or state of mind) | :: attitude {c}, holdning {c}, indstilling {c} |
| atto- {prefix} (unit of measure) | :: atto- |
| attractive {adj} (having the quality of attracting by inherent force) | :: tiltrækkende |
| attractive {adj} (pleasing or appealing to the senses) | :: tiltalende |
| attribute {n} (characteristic or quality) | :: attribut |
| attributive {adj} (of, or being an attributive) | :: attributiv |
| at work {prep} (in the process of doing work) | :: i arbejde |
| atypical {adj} (not conforming to the norm) | :: atypisk |
| aubergine {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| auburn {n} (reddish-brown) | :: kastanjebrun, kastanjerød |
| auburn {adj} (reddish-brown) | :: kastanjebrun, kastanjerød |
| auction {n} (public sales event) | :: auktion {c} |
| auctioneer {n} (one who conducts an auction) | :: auktionarius {c} |
| audiobook {n} (audiobook) | :: lydbog |
| audio cassette {n} (cassette for recorded sound) | :: kassettebånd {n} |
| audiology {n} (study of hearing and hearing defects) | :: audiologi {c} |
| auditor {n} (one who audits bookkeeping accounts) | :: revisor {c} |
| August {prop} (male given name) SEE: Augustus | :: |
| August {prop} (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: august |
| August {prop} (female given name) SEE: Augusta | :: |
| Augusta {prop} (female given name) | :: Augusta |
| Augustus {prop} (Roman emperor) | :: Augustus |
| Augustus {prop} (male given name) | :: August |
| aunt {n} (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law) | :: tante, faster [father's sister], moster [mother's sister] |
| aura {n} (An invisible force surrounding a living creature.) | :: aura |
| auricle {n} (smaller of the two types of heart chamber) SEE: atrium | :: |
| aurochs {n} (European bison) SEE: European bison | :: |
| aurora {n} (atmospheric phenomenon) | :: polarlys {n} |
| aurora australis {n} (southern lights) SEE: southern lights | :: |
| aurora borealis {n} (aurora of the northern hemisphere) SEE: northern lights | :: |
| auslaut {n} (Translations) | :: udlyd {c}, efterlyd {c}, baglyd {c} |
| Austin {prop} (capital of Texas) | :: Austin |
| Austin {prop} (surname) | :: Austin |
| Austin {prop} (male given name) | :: Austin |
| Austin {prop} (former make of British motor car) | :: Austin |
| Australasia {prop} (Oceania) SEE: Oceania | :: |
| Australasia {prop} (Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands) | :: Australasien {p} |
| Australia {prop} (Commonwealth of Australia) | :: Australien |
| Australia {prop} (continent of Australia) | :: Australien |
| Australian Capital Territory {prop} (Territory of Australia) | :: Australian Capital Territory |
| Australian English {prop} (English language used in Australia) | :: australsk engelsk |
| Australian rules football {n} (variety of Australian football) | :: Australsk fodbold |
| Austria {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Østrig {n} |
| Austria-Hungary {prop} (former country in Central Europe) | :: Østrig-Ungarn |
| Austrian {adj} (related to Austria) | :: østrigsk |
| Austrian {n} (Austrian person) | :: østriger {c} |
| Austro-Hungarian {adj} (of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and Hungary) | :: østrig-ungarsk |
| Austro-Hungarian {n} (a person from Austria-Hungary) | :: østrig-ungarer {c} |
| autarchy {n} (autocratic government) SEE: autocracy | :: |
| authentic {adj} (of undisputed origin) | :: autentisk |
| authenticate {v} (To prove authentic) | :: autentificere |
| authenticity {n} (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) | :: autenticitet {c} |
| authenticity {n} (truthfulness of origins) | :: ægthed {c} |
| author {n} (writer) SEE: writer | :: |
| author {n} (originator or creator of a work) | :: forfatter {c} |
| authoritarian {adj} (of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority) | :: autoritær |
| authoritarian {adj} (characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial) | :: autoritær |
| authoritarian {adj} (tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority) | :: autoritær |
| authority {n} (power to enforce rules or give orders) | :: myndighed |
| authorization {n} (formal sanction, permission or warrant) | :: autorisation {c} |
| autism {n} (neurological disorder) | :: autisme {c} |
| autistic {adj} (having or pertaining to autism) | :: autistisk |
| auto- {prefix} (regarding oneself) | :: auto-, selv- |
| auto- {prefix} (automatic) | :: auto- |
| autobiography {n} (biography of oneself) | :: selvbiografi {c} |
| autocephalous {adj} (a self-governing church) | :: autokefal |
| autocracy {n} (form of government) | :: autokrati {n} |
| autocrat {n} (ruler with absolute power) | :: autokrat {c} |
| autodidact {n} (a self-taught person) | :: autodidakt {c} |
| autodidactic {adj} (of, relating to, or being an autodidact) | :: autodidaktisk, autodidakt |
| autofocus {n} (automatic focus) | :: autofokus {c} |
| autograph {n} (signature) | :: autograf {c} |
| autoimmune {adj} (of or pertaining to autoimmunity) | :: autoimmun |
| automate {v} (to replace or enhance human labor with machines) | :: automatisere |
| automated teller machine {n} (banking) | :: pengeautomat {c}, hæveautomat {c} |
| automatic {adj} (capable of operating without external control) | :: automatisk |
| automatic {adj} (acting without conscious thought) | :: automatisk, tankeløs, mekanisk |
| automatic {n} (A car with automatic transmission) | :: automatgear {n} |
| automatically {adv} (In an automatic manner) | :: automatisk |
| automatic teller machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| automatize {v} (automate) SEE: automate | :: |
| automorphic {adj} (of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism) | :: automorf |
| automorphism {n} (isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself) | :: automorfi {c} |
| autonomy {n} (self-government) | :: autonomi {n}, selvstyre {n} |
| autoprotolysis {n} (autoionization of water) | :: autoprotolyse {c} |
| autopsy {n} (a dissection performed on a cadaver) | :: autopsi, obduktion |
| autoteller {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| autumn {n} (season) | :: efterår, høst {c} |
| autumnal equinox {n} (moment) | :: efterårsjævndøgn {n} |
| autumn equinox {n} (autumnal equinox) SEE: autumnal equinox | :: |
| Auvergne {prop} (region of France) | :: Auvergne |
| auxiliary {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb | :: |
| auxiliary language {n} (international auxiliary language) SEE: international auxiliary language | :: |
| auxiliary language {n} (auxiliary language) | :: hjælpesprog {n} |
| auxiliary verb {n} (a helping verb) | :: hjælpeudsagnsord {n}, hjælpeverbum {n} |
| available {adj} (capable of being used) | :: tilgængelig |
| available {adj} (readily obtainable) | :: tilgængelig |
| avalanche {n} (large sliding mass of snow and ice) | :: lavine {c}, sneskred {n} |
| avant-garde {n} (group of people promoting new concepts) | :: avantgarde |
| avantgardistic {adj} (innovative, pioneering) SEE: avant-garde | :: |
| avenue {n} (broad street) | :: allé {c}, avenue {c} |
| average {n} (arithmetic mean) | :: gennemsnit {n} |
| average {adj} (constituting or relating to the average) | :: gennemsnitlig |
| Avernus {prop} (underworld) SEE: underworld | :: |
| Avestan {prop} (Old Iranian language) | :: avestisk {c} |
| aviary {n} (confinement for keeping birds) | :: fuglehus {n} |
| avocado {n} (fruit) | :: avocado {c}, avokado {c} |
| Avogadro's number {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) | :: Avagadros tal {n}, Avogadros konstant {c} |
| Avraham {prop} (given name) SEE: Abraham | :: |
| await {v} (transitive: to wait for) | :: afvente |
| awake {adj} (conscious) | :: vågen |
| awake {v} (to gain consciousness) | :: vågne |
| awake {v} (to cause someone to stop sleeping) | :: vække |
| awake {v} (to excite something latent) | :: vække |
| away {adv} (from a place; hence) | :: væk |
| awe {n} (feeling of fear and reverence) | :: ærefrygt {c} |
| awe {n} (feeling of amazement) | :: ærefrygt {c} |
| awfully {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| awfully {adv} (badly) SEE: badly | :: |
| awkward {adj} (not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | :: akavet |
| awl {n} (pointed instrument) | :: syl {c} |
| awm {n} | :: ame, ahme |
| axe {n} (tool) | :: økse {c} |
| axe {n} (weapon) | :: økse {c}, stridsøkse {c} |
| Axel {prop} (male given name) | :: Aksel, Axel |
| axis {n} (geometry: imaginary line) | :: akse {c} |
| axis of symmetry {n} (a line about which a geometric figure is symmetric) | :: symmetriakse |
| aye-aye {n} (nocturnal quadruped) | :: aye aye |
| Ayers Rock {prop} (Uluru) SEE: Uluru | :: |
| Aymara {prop} (language of South America) | :: aymara |
| Ayyavazhi {prop} (religion) | :: Ayyavazhi |
| azalea {n} (plant) | :: azalea {c} |
| Azerbaijan {prop} (country in the Caucasus) | :: Aserbajdsjan |
| Azerbaijani {prop} (language of Azerbaijan) SEE: Azeri | :: |
| Azerbaijani Turkic {prop} (Azeri) SEE: Azeri | :: |
| Azerbaijan SSR {prop} (Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic) | :: Aserbajdsjanske SSR, Aserbajdsjanske Socialistiske Sovjetrepublik |
| Azeri {prop} (Azeri language) | :: aserbajdsjansk |
| Azeri Turkic {prop} (Azeri) SEE: Azeri | :: |
| Azores {prop} (an archipelago and an autonomous region) | :: Azorerne {p}, Acorerne {p} |
| Åland {prop} (Åland) SEE: Aland | :: |
| Ålesund {prop} (Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal) | :: Ålesund |
| Æsir {prop} (the principal Norse gods) | :: aser {p} |